Closing the open abdomen: Improved success with wittmann patch staged abdominal closure

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-348

  Weinberg, Jordan A ^a   George, Richard L ^a   Griffin, Russell L ^a   Stewart, Ashley H ^a   Reiff, Donald A ^a   Kerby, Jeffrey D ^a   Melton, Sherry M ^a   Rue, Loring W ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage control; Open abdomen; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; TIME;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; SURGICAL MESH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649221418     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817fa489     Document Type: Article

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