Wound Care for Elderly Patients: Advances and Clinical Applications for Practicing Physicians

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 260-267

  Takahashi, Paul Y ^a   Kiemele, Lester J ^a   Jones Jr , John P ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; COLLAGENASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POLYMER; POVIDONE IODINE; RECOMBINANT PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; ZINC;

AGED; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; HYDROGEL; HYPERBARISM; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG EDEMA; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEUROPATHY; NUTRITION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ULCER; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0942276267     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/79.2.260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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