Topical negative pressure therapy in wounds after cardiothoracic surgery: Successful experience supported by literature

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 289-294

  Segers, P ^a   De Jong, A P ^a   Kloek, J J ^a   Van Der Horst, C M ^a   Spanjaard, L ^a   De Mol, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular surgery; Coronary bypass surgery; Heart valve surgery; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGATIVE PRESSURE VENTILATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL DEFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33748554837     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924003     Document Type: Article

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