Mechanisms governing the effects of vacuum-assisted closure in cardiac surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1266-1275

  Malmsjö, Malin ^a   Ingemansson, Richard ^a   Sjögren, Johan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDIASTINUM; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE OXYGENATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEBRIDEMENT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MEDIASTINITIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34848870945     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000279326.84535.2d     Document Type: Article

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