Complex pleural empyema can be safely treated with vacuum-assisted closure

OBJECTIVE: For patients with postoperative pleural empyema, open window thoracostomy (OWT) is often necessary to prevent sepsis. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a well-known therapeutic option in wound treatment. The efficacy and safety of intrathoracal VAC therapy, especially in patients with pleu...

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Autores principales: Sziklavari, Zsolt, Grosser, Christian, Neu, Reiner, Schemm, Rudolf, Kortner, Ariane, Szöke, Tamas, Hofmann, Hans-Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-130

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978620
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-130

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