# Surgical Site Infection Rate Drops to 0% Using a Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Contaminated/ Dirty Infected Laparotomy Wounds

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/surgical-site-infection-rate-drops-to-0-using-a-vacuum-assisted-closure-in/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Gerardo Lozano-Balderas,Alejandro Ruiz-Velasco-Santacruz,José Antonio Díaz Elizondo,Juan Antonio Gomez-Navarro,Eduardo Flores‐Villalba |
| Citations | 34 |
| DOI | 10.1177/000313481708300528 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2991256613 |
| PMID | 28541864 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [José Antonio Díaz Elizondo](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jose-antonio-diaz-elizondo/)

## Paper journal

- [The American Surgeon](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-american-surgeon/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)

## Paper topics

- [Surgical site infection prevention](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-site-infection-prevention/)
- [Hernia repair and management](https://scholariq.org/topics/hernia-repair-and-management/)
- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)

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