Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in the management of head and neck wounds

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-61

  Dhir, Karan ^a   Reino, Anthony J ^a   Lipana, Jon ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic wound care; Salivary leak; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound dehiscence; Wound VAC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE THERAPY; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 63249102662     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20000     Document Type: Article

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