title: Successful application of the vacuum-assisted closure system in delayed primary closure: a case of gastrointestinal perforation.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sofat
authors.forename: Nicolas H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhanot
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013275:Stomach Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult