Augmented Subatmospheric Wound Dressings (SAWDA): Technique tip

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-64

  Bluman, Eric Michael ^a   Hills, Christopher ^a   Keeling, John Joseph ^a   Hsu, Joseph R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast injury; IED; Military; Negative pressure wound therapy; Resistant bacteria; War wounds

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; BENZOIN; POLYURETHAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; TINCTURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLAST INJURIES; DRUG IMPLANTS; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; SUCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 58249102081     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0062     Document Type: Article

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