Successful Salvage of Infected and Exposed Non-absorbable Mesh Following Decompressing Laparostomy after Emergency Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm using Vacuum-assisted Closure System

EJVES Extra

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Agrawal, S ^a   Hayhurst, C ^a   Joseph, T ^a   Prinsloo, D ^a   Morgan, R H ^a   Pherwani, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA); Laparostomy; Mesh; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) system

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749010751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15333167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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