Outcomes of vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of wounds in a paediatric population: case series of 58 patients

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1428-1436

  Gabriel, Allen ^a   Heinrich, Cherrie ^a   Shores, Jaimie ^a   Cho, David ^a   Baqai, Waheed ^b   Moores, Donald ^a   Miles, Duncan ^a   Gupta, Subhas ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; VAC Therapy System; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound care in paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHRONIC WOUND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BANDAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGNOSIS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 72049096116     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.033     Document Type: Article

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