Short-term and long-term outcomes of intrathoracic vacuum therapy of empyema in debilitated patients

Short-term and long-term outcomes of intrathoracic vacuum therapy of empyema in debilitated patients

Abstract Background This retrospective study analyzed the effectiveness of intrathoracic negative pressure therapy for debilitated patients with empyema and compared the short-term and long-term outcomes of three different intrapleural vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) techniques. Methods We investigate...

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Main Authors: Zsolt Sziklavari, Michael Ried, Florian Zeman, Christian Grosser, Tamas Szöke, Reiner Neu, Rudolf Schemm, Hans-Stefan Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Negative pressure wound therapy
VAC
Vacuum-assisted closure
Intrapleural
Intrathoracic
Empyema
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-016-0543-7

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