Systematic review and evidence based recommendations for the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the open abdomen

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1105-1114

  Bruhin, A ^a   Ferreira, F ^b   Chariker, M ^c   Smith, J ^d   Runkel, N ^e,f  

^a Department of Trauma and Visceral Surgery ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Hospital Pedro Hispano   (Portugal)

^c Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute   (United States)

^d Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^e Black Forest Hospital   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based recommendations; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT); Open abdomen; Systematic review; Temporary abdominal closure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OPEN ABDOMEN; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN INCISION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; BANDAGE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FASCIA; FISTULA; SURGERY; TISSUE ADHESIONS; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; BANDAGES; FASCIA; FISTULA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TISSUE ADHESIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84908015212     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.08.396     Document Type: Article

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