Topical negative pressure in managing severe peritonitis: A positive contribution?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 27, 2009, Pages 3394-3397

  Amin, Amin Ibrahim ^a   Shaikh, Irshad A ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Open abdomen; Severe peritonitis; Topical negative pressure; VAC Abdominal Dressing System; VAC GranuFoam

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; BANDAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BANDAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PERITONITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349579093     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3394     Document Type: Article

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