Use of negative-pressure wound therapy in breast tissues: evaluation of the literature.

Background: Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been suggetsed to have a positive impact on the healing of sternal or extremity wounds. However, few data deriving from breast surgery have been published. We evaluated the available literature regarding the effectiveness of NPWT systems in the...

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Published in:Surgical Infections Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 679 - 686
Main Authors: Kostaras, Efthymios K, Tansarli, Giannoula S, Falagas, Matthew E
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Dec2014
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