Use of VAC therapy and sternal plating in the treatment of sternotomy wound dehiscence

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Daya, Mahendra ^a,b   Barnes, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b INKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Sternal plating; VAC therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STERNOTOMY; TISSUE FLAP; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 71449103454     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: 14350130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-009-0361-4     Document Type: Article

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