Feasibility of negative pressure wound therapy during intercontinental aeromedical evacuation of combat casualties

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Fang, Raymond ^a   Dorlac, Warren C ^b   Flaherty, Stephen F ^c   Tuman, Caroline ^a   Cain, Steven M ^a   Popey, Tracy L C ^a   Villard, Douglas R ^a   Aydelotte, Jayson D ^c   Dunne, James R ^c   Anderson, Adam M ^d   Powell, Elisha T ^e  

^a LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson   (United States)

^e Alaska Regional Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical evacuation; Military medicine; Negative pressure; Soft tissue wounds; War; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARM; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LEG; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRUNK; UNITED STATES; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND COMPLICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT; NOTE; TRAINING; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AIR AMBULANCES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011;

EID: 77954795889     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e452a2     Document Type: Article

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