One hundred percent fascial approximation with sequential abdominal closure of the open abdomen

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 238-242

  Cothren, C Clay ^a,b   Moore, Ernest E ^a,b   Johnson, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Moore, John B ^a,b   Burch, Jon M ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Closure; Damage control surgery; Open abdomen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTESTINE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; SURGICAL SPONGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TENSION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; BANDAGES; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DRAINAGE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33746024293     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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