MODIFIED SANDWICH VACUUM PACK TECHNIQUE FOR TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ABDOMINAL WOUNDS: AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE

A.B. van AsTrauma UnitRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]

P. NavsariaTrauma UnitRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

A. NumanogluTrauma UnitRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

M. McCullochTrauma UnitRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa

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