Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of perineal necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1345-1347

  Bronchard, Régis ^a   De Vaumas, Cyrille ^a   Lasocki, Sigismond ^a   Jabbour, Khalil ^a   Geffroy, Arnaud ^a   Kermarrec, Nathalie ^a   Montravers, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; GAUZE DRESSING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NECROTIZING SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; NOTE; PERINEUM; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 46149116791     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-008-1094-8     Document Type: Note

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