Negative-pressure wound therapy for critically ill adults with open abdominal wounds: A systematic review

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 629-639

  Roberts, Derek J ^a,b   Zygun, David A ^a,b   Grendar, Jan ^a,b   Ball, Chad G ^a,b   Robertson, Helen Lee ^a   Ouellet, Jean Francois ^a,b   Cheatham, Michael L ^c   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal injuries; intra abdominal sepsis; temporary abdominal closure; vacuum assisted wound closure; wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OPEN ABDOMINAL WOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84865988640     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825c130e     Document Type: Review

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