Temporary abdominal vacuum-packing closure in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 957-961

  Fenton, Stephen J ^a   Dodgion, Christopher M ^a   Meyers, Rebecka L ^b   Nichol, Peter F ^b   Scaife, Eric R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; NICU; Open abdomen; Temporary abdominal closure; Vac pac

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; URINE VOLUME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ABDOMEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIURESIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; REOPERATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 34249797022     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.01.029     Document Type: Article

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