Laparostomy management using the ABThera™ open abdomen negative pressure therapy system in a grade IV open abdomen secondary to acute pancreatitis

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-144

  Fitzgerald, James E F ^a   Gupta, Shradha ^a   Masterson, Sarah ^a   Sigurdsson, Helgi H ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Laparostomy; Negative pressure therapy; Open abdomen; Vacuum dressing

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSTOMY; MALE; OPEN ABDOMEN; OPEN ABDOMEN NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VOMITING; WOUND DRESSING;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PANCREATITIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84875520598     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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