Obesity: Impediment to wound healing

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-132

  Wilson, Joyce A ^a   Clark, Jan J ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Bariatric equipment; Nursing interventions; Obesity; Tissue perfusion; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; NURSING; NUTRIENT; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEROMA; STRESS; TISSUE PERFUSION; ULCER; WOUND; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037397077     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200304000-00006     Document Type: Review

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