Vacuum-assisted complex wound closure with elastic vessel loop augmentation: a novel technique.
Patients with serious abdominal or soft-tissue injuries may require multistaged surgical management. The Vacuum-Assisted Closure device, used in combination with a shoelace technique, can promote fascial and soft-tissue approximation.
Moran
S G
SG
Department of Surgery, Section of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. stephan.moran@ccc.uab.edu
Windham
S T
ST
Cross
J M
JM
Melton
S M
SM
Rue
L W
LW
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*