Facilitating residual wound closure after partial graft loss with vacuum assisted closure therapy

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 663-665

  Poulakidas, Stathis ^a   Vern, Areta Kowal ^b  

^a Sumner L Koch Burn Center   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BISMUTH TRIBROMOPHENATE; GENTAMICIN; MAFENIDE; PIPERACILLIN; SILICONE; TAZOBACTAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPRESSION GARMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEROMA; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 56149115386     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31817db8b6     Document Type: Article

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