A rapid and systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of debriding agents in treating surgical wounds healing by secondary intention

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2001, Pages

  Lewis, R ^a   Whiting, P ^a   Ter Riet, G ^a   O'Meara, S ^a   Glanville, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ASERBINE; CAUSTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; DEXTRANOMER; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DUODERM; EUSOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; METRONIDAZOLE; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYURETHAN; POLYURETHAN FOAM; POVIDONE IODINE; SILICONE; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EPITHELIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LARVA; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035009752     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta5140     Document Type: Article

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