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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SpringerOpen
2018-05-01
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Serie: | Surgical Case Reports |
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Accesso online: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0453-0 |