Experience with local negative pressure (vacuum method) in the treatment of complex wounds

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 150-153

  Wada, Alexandre ^a,b   Ferreira, Marcus Castro ^a   Tuma Jr , Paulo ^a   Arrunátegui, Gino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcer; Leg ulcer; Plastic surgery; Vacuum; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; SAFETY; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASPIRATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33748859822     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: 15163180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802006000300008     Document Type: Article

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