Use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation to salvage infected implants: a retrospective review of cases
**Introduction:** Periprosthetic breast implant infections are a well-known but devastating complication of breast reconstruction, occurring in up to 35 per cent of patients postoperatively. Historically, surgical washout and explantation was common practice to control infection, often sacrificing t...
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| Main Authors: | Rebecca McLean, Meredith Simcock, Alessandra Canal, Michelle Locke |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.34239/ajops.87893 |
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