Negative pressure wound therapy management of the "open abdomen" following trauma: A prospective study and systematic review

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Navsaria, Pradeep ^a   Nicol, Andrew ^a   Hudson, Donald ^a   Cockwill, John ^b   Smith, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Fascial closure; Grade 1 and 2 open abdomen; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872120809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-8-4     Document Type: Article

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