Treatment of the open abdomen with the commercially available vacuum-assisted closure system in patients with abdominal sepsis: Low primary closure rate

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2724-2729

  Wondberg, D ^a   Larusson, H J ^b   Metzger, U ^a   Platz, A ^a   Zingg, U ^a,b  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PERITONITIS; POLYURETHANES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56349151228     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9762-y     Document Type: Article

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