To VAC or not to VAC?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 473-474

  Hallock, Geoffrey G ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEBRIDEMENT; EDITORIAL; FOURNIER GANGRENE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRANULATION TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34848886590     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181579dbb     Document Type: Editorial

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