Management of the open abdomen: A national study of clinical outcome and safety of negative pressure wound therapy

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1154-1159

  Carlson, Gordon L ^a   Patrick, Hannah ^b   Amin, Amin I ^c   McPherson, Gladys ^d   Maclennan, Graeme ^d   Afolabi, Ebenezer ^d   Mowatt, Graham ^d   Campbell, Bruce ^b,e  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal compartment syndrome; Abdominal wall reconstruction; Intestinal failure; Intestinal fistula; Laparostomy; Negative pressure wound therapy; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FAILURE; INTESTINE FISTULA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIOLOGY; SEPSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 84879098579     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828b8bc8     Document Type: Article

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