Vacuum-assisted closure therapy for patients with infected sternal wounds: A meta-analysis of current evidence

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1119-1123

  Damiani, G ^a   Pinnarelli, L ^b   Sommella, L ^b   Tocco, M P ^b   Marvulli, M ^a   Magrini, P ^b   Ricciardi, W ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Negative pressure therapy and mortality; VAC and standard moist wound therapy; VAC and traditional therapy; VAC length of stay; VAC mortality; Vacuum assisted closure therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STERNUM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OSTEOMYELITIS; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 79955622225     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.11.022     Document Type: Review

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