Component separation technique for abdominal wall reconstruction in burn patients with decompressive laparotomies

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1435-1438

  Poulakidas, Stathis ^a,b   Kowal Vern, Areta ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall reconstruction; Burns; Component separation technique; Decompressive laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BURN; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; BURNS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73949101226     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b5f346     Document Type: Article

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