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Does negative pressure wound therapy reduce the odds of infection and improve health-related quality of life in patients with open fractures?

AIMS: To evaluate the impact of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the odds of having deep infections and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following open fractures. METHODS: Patients from the Fluid Lavage in Open Fracture Wounds (FLOW) trial with Gustilo-Anderson grade II or III open fr...

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Autores principales: Atwan, Yousif, Sprague, Sheila, Slobogean, Gerard P., Bzovsky, Sofia, Jeray, Kyle J., Petrisor, Brad, Bhandari, Mohit, Schemitsch, Emil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8965780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35236110
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.33.BJO-2021-0199.R1