The use of vacuum-assisted closure of abdominal wounds: A word of caution

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-268

  Rao, M ^a   Burke, D ^a   Finan, P J ^a   Sagar, Peter M ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal closure; Laparostomy; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DEATH; DIVERTICULOSIS; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INCIDENCE; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOCOLECTOMY; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33947584833     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01154.x     Document Type: Article

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