Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy as an Alternative Treatment of Subcutaneous Emphysema
Open Access
- 4 October 2013
- journal article
- Published by Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 46 (5), 383-387
- https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.5.383
Abstract
Vacuum-assisted closure therapy is an alternative method for a massive subcutaneous emphysema treatment. It is easily applicable and shows rapid effectiveness in massive subcutaneous emphysema, intractable with chest tube drainage.Keywords
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