Experience with local negative pressure (vacuum method) in the treatment of complex wounds
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Experience with local negative pressure (vacuum method) in the treatment of complex wounds.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Use of topical negative pressure over difficult-to-heal wounds has been studied. The objective of this study was to analyze the effects from negative pressure in the treatment of complex wounds. DESIGN AND SETTING Case series developed at Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. METHODS Twenty-nine patients with complex wounds were tre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802006000300008