Effects of foam or gauze on sternum wound contraction, distension and heart and lung damage during negative-pressure wound therapy of porcine sternotomy wounds

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 349-354

  Malmsjö, Malin ^a   Lindstedt, Sandra ^a   Ingemansson, Richard ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal model; Experimental surgery; Heart rupture; Negative pressure wound therapy; Sternotomy wound; Wound contraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM; GAUZE DRESSING; HEART INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; HEART DISEASES; LUNG INJURY; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79952355378     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.249078     Document Type: Article

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