title: Invited commentary on "modern wound care for the poor: a randomized clinical trial comparing the vacuum system with conventional saline-soaked gauze dressings" by Perez et al.
authors.affiliation: Selected Readings in General Surgery, Division of Education, American College of Surgeons, 633 North St. Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Flint
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017046:Cost Savings; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D003906:Developing Countries; D006205:Haiti; D017721:Hospital Costs; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000191:economics; D011203:Poverty; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride