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Omental Herniation: A Rare Complication of Vacuum-Assisted Closure of Infected Sternotomy Wound

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has recently been adopted as an acceptable modality for management of sternotomy wound infections. Although generally efficacious, the use of negative pressure devices has been associated with complications such as bleeding, retention of sponge, and empyema. We report t...

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Autores principales: Gukop, Philemon, Kuppuswamy, Madhan Kumar, Kourliouros, Antonios, Chandrasekaran, Venkatachalam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24860679
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/905162

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