Complications of topical negative pressure therapy in small-diameter wounds [3]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 815-817

  Jones, Sophie M ^a   Banwell, Paul E ^a   Shakespeare, Peter G ^a   Tiernan, Eunan ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXUDATE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; LEG ULCER; LETTER; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN PROTECTION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; WOUND; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; PRESSURE; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 11844282821     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000136530.06899.92     Document Type: Letter

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