Tolerability and efficacy of hydrocolloid dressings in the treatment of venous leg ulcers under tropical conditions: An open prospective study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 234-237

  Zeegelaar, J E ^a   Langenberg, W ^a   Hu, R ^b   Fat, R F M Lai A ^b   Faber, W R ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC HOSPITAL PARAMARIBO   (Suriname)

Author keywords

Hydrocolloid dressing; Tropical climate; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

COMFEEL; COMFEEL PLUS TRANSPARANT; COMFEEL PLUS ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRETCHING; SURINAME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPICS; ULCER HEALING; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WOUND DRESSING;

COLLOIDS; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURINAME; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034807239     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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