Experience with the use of vacuum dressings in the management of acute enterocutaneous fistulas

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1085-1087

  Woodfield, John C ^a   Parry, Bryan R ^a   Bissett, Ian P ^a   McKee, Maree ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fistula; Laparostomy; Small bowel; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTESTINE SURGERY; MALE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER SURGERY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; VACUUM;

EID: 33845643989     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03956.x     Document Type: Article

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