Discussion: The Economic Impact of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy in High-Risk Abdominal Incisions: A Cost-Utility Analysis

Edward I Chang^{1

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Edward I Chang. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;137(4):1290-1291.

doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002025.

Edward I Chang^{1

2}

¹ Houston, Texas.
² From the Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

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The Economic Impact of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy in High-Risk Abdominal Incisions: A Cost-Utility Analysis.
Chopra K, Gowda AU, Morrow C, Holton L 3rd, Singh DP. Chopra K, et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Apr;137(4):1284-1289. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002024. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016. PMID: 27018682

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