Temporary Extrathoracic Vacuum Therapy Splint in Chest Wall Reconstruction

Background Paradoxical respiration is a sinister consequence of bony chest cage defects which can persist even post chest wall reconstruction. It leads to prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation postoperatively, thereby delaying recovery. Methods Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) was app...

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Main Authors: Srikanth Vasudevan, Shriram Vaidya, Ritu Baath S., Ashok Basur C., Anantheswar Yellambalase N., Sudarshan Reddy Nagireddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1729502
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