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Protocol for a randomised controlled trial of standard wound management versus negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of adult patients with an open fracture of the lower limb: UK Wound management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (UK WOLFF)

INTRODUCTION: Patients who sustain open lower limb fractures have reported infection risks as high as 27%. The type of dressing applied after initial debridement could potentially affect this risk. In this trial, standard dressings will be compared with a new emerging treatment, negative pressure wo...

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Autores principales: Achten, Juul, Parsons, Nick R, Bruce, Julie, Petrou, Stavros, Tutton, Elizabeth, Willett, Keith, Lamb, Sarah E, Costa, Matthew L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26395498
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009087