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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...
Autores principales: | Sziklavari, Zsolt, Grosser, Christian, Neu, Reiner, Schemm, Rudolf, Kortner, Ariane, Szöke, Tamas, Hofmann, Hans-Stefan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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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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