Abdominal wall skin pressure ulcer due to a peritoneal catheter

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 257-258

  Moreiras Plaza, M ^a  

^a Department of Pneumology   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; MALE; PERITONEAL CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEUM; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 77957596916     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/pdi.2009.00128     Document Type: Article

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