Weight-loaded syringes as a simple and cheap alternative to pumps for vacuum-enhanced wound healing [27]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2174-2176

  Meyer, Dominik C ^a   Hüsler, Rolf ^b   Werner, Clément M L ^a   Böni, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; SKIN INFECTION; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; VACUUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PRESSURE; SYRINGES; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20044369586     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000165495.54252.84     Document Type: Letter

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