The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

Modern wound care for the poor: a randomized clinical trial comparing the vacuum system with conventional saline-soaked gauze dressings

  • Daniel Perez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Deschapelles, Haiti
    • Department of General Surgery, General Hospital Zurich-Triemli, Birmensdorfstrasse 497, 8063 Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +41-44-4661049; fax: +41-44-466-3606
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  • Matthias Bramkamp, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Chauvet Exe, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Deschapelles, Haiti
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  • Christian von Ruden, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
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  • Anna Ziegler, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Deschapelles, Haiti
    • Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland

Received 21 June 2008 ,Revised 17 December 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00111-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.029

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , January 2010

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