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Umbilical Negative Pressure Dressing for Transumbilical Appendectomy in Childern

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULAA) carries a high risk for surgical site infection. We investigated the effect of a bio-occlusive umbilical vacuum dressing on wound infection rates after TULAA for patients with acute appendicitis and compared to it w...

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Autores principales: Seifarth, Federico G., Kundu, Neilendu, Guerron, Alfredo D., Garland, Mary M., Gaffley, Michaela W. G., Worley, Sarah, Knight, Colin G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27807398
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2016.00070