Successful abdominal wound closure for treatment of severe peritonitis using negative pressure wound therapy with continuous mesh fascial traction: a case report

Abstract Background Surgery for severe peritonitis often entails difficult wound closure and may require open abdominal management due to gut edema and/or concern of abdominal compartment syndrome. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is known to have good outcomes for wound closure after surgery...

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Autori principali: Hideki Kogo, Jun Hagiwara, Shiei Kin, Eiji Uchida
Natura: Articolo
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Serie:Surgical Case Reports
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Accesso online:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0453-0