Use of water-insoluble papain (wip) for debridement of burn eschar and necrotic tissue

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1973, Pages 279-281

  Shapira, Emanuel ^a   Giladi, Ami ^a   Neuman, Zvi ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAPAIN; PROTEINASE;

BURN; SKIN NECROSIS; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

BURNS; CICATRIX; HUMAN; NECROSIS; PAPAIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0015831646     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-197309000-00009     Document Type: Article

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2. Silverstein, P., Ruzicka, F. J., and Walker, H. L.: An evaluation of enzymatic debridement of burn wound eschar. Inst, of Surgical Research, U.S. Army Research Report, p. 36, 1971.
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