Open abdomen and VAC® in severe diffuse peritonitis

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-34

  Mutafchiyski, Ventsislav M ^a   Popivanov, G I ^a   Kjossev, K T ^a   Chipeva, S ^b  

^a MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84988557227     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2014-000386     Document Type: Article

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