Temporary abdominal closure techniques: A prospective randomized trial comparing polyglactin 910 mesh and vacuum-assisted closure

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-342

  Bee, Tiffany K ^a   Croce, Martin A ^b   Magnotti, Louis J ^b   Zarzaur, Ben L ^b   Maish, George O ^b   Minard, Gayle ^b   Schroeppel, Thomas J ^b   Fabian, Timothy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FASCIA; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE FISTULA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOSE FEEDING; OPERATING ROOM; PANCREAS FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TEMPORARY ABDOMINAL CLOSURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FASCIA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; POLYGLACTIN 910; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 67649233408     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817fa451     Document Type: Article

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