Integrated negative pressure wound therapy system with volumetric automated fluid instillation in wounds at risk for compromised healing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 25-31

  Gabriel, Allen ^a  

^a Southwest Medical Group Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk wounds; Infected wounds; Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; GENTAMICIN; SILVER NITRATE;

DIABETIC FOOT; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY WITH INSTILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

HUMANS; INFUSIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863845127     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01014.x     Document Type: Review

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