The "bluie," a simplified method for applying a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in residual limbs and complex war wounds.
An impervious plastic stockinet can facilitate application of a vacuum-assisted closure dressing in complex, traumatic wounds. This article reviews our technique.
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96859-5000, USA. daniel.judd@amedd.army.mil
Daniel B
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Judd
Winston
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Warme
Christopher E
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White
D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014618:Vacuum; D014857:Warfare; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*