How to deal with an open abdomen?

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 372-378

  De Waele, Jan J ^a   Kaplan, Mark ^b   Sugrue, Michael ^c   Sibaja, Pablo ^d   Björck, Martin ^e  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Damage control; Laparostomy; Negative pressure therapy; Open abdomen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSTOMY; OPEN ABDOMEN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL CAVITY; INTRAABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL CAVITY; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL HYPERTENSION; LAPAROTOMY; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE;

EID: 84942888558     PISSN: 16425758     EISSN: 17312531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/AIT.a2015.0023     Document Type: Article

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