Use of negative pressure wound therapy in the management of infected abdominal wounds containing mesh: An analysis of outcomes

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-125

  Baharestani, Mona Mylene ^a,d   Gabriel, Allen ^b,c  

^a Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center   (United States)

^b Southwest Medical Group   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Infected abdominal wound; Negative pressure wound therapy; NPWT; Synthetic mesh; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MARLEX; POLYGLACTIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL WOUND INFECTION; ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOAM DRESSING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCISION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULATED OPEN CELL FOAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79952671559     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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