2010 Apr 19 – Letter: Vacuum-assisted closure device in intensive care unit patients and dissemination of Gram-negative bacteria

Papanikolaou MN, Balla M, Drimousis PG, Xanthaki A, Tsirigga A, Charalambous AA. Critical Care 2010, 14:413 (19 April 2010)
We read with interest the study by Batacchi and colleagues in a recent issue of Critical Care [1]. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) decompression is promising for the management of open abdomen, but our limited experience with this system suggests that dissemination of bacteria may occur.


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