Vacuum-assisted conservative treatment for the management and salvage of exposed prosthetic hemodialysis access

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-399

  Vallet, C ^a   Saucy, F ^a   Haller, C ^a   Meier, P ^a   Rafoul, W ^a   Corpataux, J M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Areriovenous fistulae; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Infection; Vacuum assisted therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; VACUUM; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SALVAGE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; VACUUM CURETTAGE;

EID: 4444251189     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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