Vacuum-assisted wound closure for cheaper and more comfortable healing of pressure sores: A prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-33

  Wanner, Marcus B ^a,b   Schwarzl, Franz ^a   Strub, Beni ^a   Zaech, Guido A ^b   Pierer, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pressure sores; Vacuum treatment; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

RINGER SOLUTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037285641     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713796078     Document Type: Article

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