Successful Treatment of Driveline Infection with Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy and Instillation Therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2194-7635,2194-7643
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713731