Negative pressure wound therapy with off-the-shelf components

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-237

  Bui, Trung D ^a,b   Huerta, Sergio ^a,b   Gordon, Ian L ^a,b  

^a VA LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative pressure therapy; Off the shelf system; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound, Skin graft

Indexed keywords

IODINE;

ARTICLE; COST; DRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; SUCTION; SURGICAL SPONGE; SURGICAL STAPLING; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PRESSURE; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33745996379     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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