Laser Doppler flowmetry assessment of peristernal perfusion after cardiac surgery: Beneficial effect of negative pressure therapy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-62

  Atkins, Broadus Zane ^a   Tetterton, Jean K ^a   Petersen, Rebecca P ^b   Hurley, Kista ^a   Wolfe, Walter G ^a  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative pressure; Sub atmospheric pressure; Surgery; Thoracic; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MAMMARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 78751679821     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00743.x     Document Type: Article

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