Comparison of Silver Sulfadiazine, Povidone‐Iodine and Physiologic Saline in the Treatment of Chronic Pressure Ulcers

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1981, Pages 232-235

  KUCAN, JOHN O ^a   ROBSON, MARTIN C ^a   HEGGERS, JOHN P ^a   KO, FRANCIS ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DRUG COMPARISON; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECUBITUS ULCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POVIDONE; POVIDONE-IODINE; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE;

EID: 0019465258     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1981.tb01773.x     Document Type: Article

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