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Case review: management of life-threatening sepsis and wound healing in a Klippel-Trenaunay patient using serial surgical débridements and vacuum-assisted closure

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In Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome surgery is reserved for conditions which result in hemodynamic instability and sepsis. We report a pediatric patient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and life-threatening wound sepsis responding to serial surgical débridements and application of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure device. The device was found to be an effective adjunct to the treatment algorithm.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 25157-1075, USA

    Chia J. Chung, Lisa R. David, Michael J. Morykwas & Louis C. Argenta

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Correspondence to Lisa R. David.

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Conflict of Interest: Wake Forest University receives royalties from KCI (San Antonio, Tex., USA) from the sale and use of the VAC device. Wake Forest University disburses a portion of the royalties to two of the authors (L.C. A. and M.J.M.).

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Chung, C.J., David, L.R., Morykwas, M.J. et al. Case review: management of life-threatening sepsis and wound healing in a Klippel-Trenaunay patient using serial surgical débridements and vacuum-assisted closure. Eur J Plast Surg 26, 214–216 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-003-0512-y

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