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Critical Care
Published in: Critical Care 2/2010

01-04-2010 | Letter

Vacuum-assisted closure device in intensive care unit patients and dissemination of Gram-negative bacteria

Authors: Metaxia N Papanikolaou, Margarita Balla, Panagiotis G Drimousis, Anna Xanthaki, Athanasia Tsirigga, Aikaterini A Charalambous

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2010

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We read with interest the study by Batacchi and colleagues in a recent issue of Critical Care [1]. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) decompression is promising for the management of open abdomen, but our limited experience with this system suggests that dissemination of bacteria may occur. …
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Batacchi S, Matano S, Nella A, Zagli G, Bonizzoli M, Pasquini A, Anichini V, Tucci V, Manca G, Ban K, Valeri A, Peris A: Vacuum-assisted closure device enhances recovery of critically ill patients following emergency surgical procedures. Crit Care 2009, 13: R194. 10.1186/cc8193PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed
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Stevens P: Vacuum-assisted closure of laparostomy wounds: a critical review of the literature. Int Wound J 2009, 6: 259-66. 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00614.xCrossRefPubMed
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Bigazzi E, Turrisi L, Zagli G, Pecile P, Bonizzoli M, Peris A: Bay rooms vs single-bed rooms in intensive care unit nosocomial infections: a case-control study. Crit Care 2010,14(Suppl 1):P458. 10.1186/cc8690PubMedCentralCrossRef
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Title
Vacuum-assisted closure device in intensive care unit patients and dissemination of Gram-negative bacteria
Authors
Metaxia N Papanikolaou
Margarita Balla
Panagiotis G Drimousis
Anna Xanthaki
Athanasia Tsirigga
Aikaterini A Charalambous
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc8944

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