Impact of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with sternal wound infections: a meta-analysis of non-randomized studies

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Impact of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with sternal wound infections: a meta-analysis of non-randomized studies is …
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P819ADS bibcode2013PLoSO...864741F
P356DOI10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0064741
P932PMC publication ID3669405
P698PubMed publication ID23741379
P5875ResearchGate publication ID237061139

P50authorKonstantinos Z VardakasQ56939240
Matthew E. FalagasQ87082633
P2093author name stringGiannoula S Tansarli
Anastasios Kapaskelis
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalQ20007257
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)e64741
P577publication date2013-05-31
P1433published inPLOS OneQ564954
P1476titleImpact of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy on clinical outcomes of patients with sternal wound infections: a meta-analysis of non-randomized studies
P478volume8

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