Technique tip: Easing subatmospheric wound dressing application and increasing sponge conformity

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 638-639

  Guzzo, John ^a   Bluman, Eric M ^a,b  

^a Madigan Army Medical Center ^*

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER; APPLICATION SITE DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DRESSING;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SURGICAL SPONGES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VACUUM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34248177385     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0638     Document Type: Article

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