Role of negative pressure wound therapy in treating peripheral vascular graft infections

Vascular

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 194-200

  Sumpio, Bauer E ^a   Allie, David E ^b   Horvath, Keith A ^c   Marston, William A ^d   Meites, Herbert L ^e   Mills, Joseph L R ^f   Orgill, Dennis P ^g   Salazar, Jorge D ^h   Song, David H ⁱ   Toursarkissian, Boulos ^h  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Institute of the South   (United States)

^c SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus of experts; Treatment guidelines; Vacuum assisted therapy; Vascular graft infections; Vascular wounds; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND IRRIGATION; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; INFECTION; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 58149184687     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00041     Document Type: Article

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