Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Electrical Burns
Summary:. Electrical burns are capable of damaging cells through both thermal and nonthermal mechanisms. The complexity of these wounds, the deterioration in time, and the conversion during the first days make managing them a challenge. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a technology that can...
Main Authors: | Viviana Gómez-Ortega, MD, María José Vergara-Rodriguez, MD, Bibiana Mendoza, MD, Tatiana García, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-02-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003383 |
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