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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-9-15
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pubmed:abstractText |
Vacuum-assisted closure therapy has gained widespread use since its introduction in 1997. Previous studies have attributed significant benefit to its use for treatment of sternal wounds with or without mediastinitis. Management of sternal wounds with this therapy has been shown to decrease the number of dressing changes, reduce the time between débridement and definitive closure, and reduce costs associated with a protracted course of in-hospital dressing changes. The therapy has been used both as a bridge between débridement and definitive closure and as a catalyst to secondary sternal-wound healing.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1529-4242
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
116
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
1035-40; discussion 1041-3
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-2-16
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Algorithms,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Bone Plates,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Comorbidity,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Coronary Artery Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Diabetic Angiopathies,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Heart Failure,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Hypertension,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Mediastinitis,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Sternum,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Surgical Wound Infection,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Vacuum,
pubmed-meshheading:16163091-Wound Healing
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pubmed:year |
2005
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Vacuum-assisted closure for sternal wounds: a first-line therapeutic management approach.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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