Comparison of dextranomer paste and saline dressings for management of decubital ulcers

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 737-743

  Ljungberg, Sven ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Decubital ulcers; Dextranomer; Spinal cord injury patients; Ulcer drainage

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANOMER; MACROGOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EPITHELIZATION; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; PASTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN GRAFT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0031666676     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2918(98)80136-7     Document Type: Article

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