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Review
. 2011 Dec;71(6):529-32.

[Negative pressure therapy in austere environments: extremities]

[Article in French]
A Chataigneau  1 , T Peycru, F Mottier, H Gersen Cherdieu, M Allizard, D Ollat
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  • PMID: 22393611
Review

[Negative pressure therapy in austere environments: extremities]

[Article in French]
A Chataigneau et al. Med Trop (Mars). 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Negative pressure therapy (NPT) is widely used in developed countries where it a technique of choice in the management of wound healing on extremities. Because of the cost, the specific ressources necessary forNPT are scarce in austere environments. This report describes a simple, economical alternative technique using a "breathing bandage" that can be made from from widely used surgical products.

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