Obesity, panniculitis, panniculectomy, and wound care: Understanding the challenges

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 334-341

  Gallagher, Susan ^a,c   Gates, Judy L ^b  

^a SIZEWise Rentals   (United States)

^b Banner Thunderbird Medical Center   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CARCINOMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOBILIZATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING; NUTRITION; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PANNICULECTOMY; PANNICULITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN INJURY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SURGERY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS; WOUND CARE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0242677845     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5754(03)00434-0     Document Type: Article

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