Systematic review of dressings and topical agents for surgical wounds healing by secondary intention

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 665-672

  Vermeulen, H ^a   Ubbink, D T ^a   Goossens, A ^a   De Vos, R ^a   Legemate, D A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLEVYN; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CALCIUM ALGINATE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; COMFEEL; CUTINOVA; DEXTRANOMER; EUSOL; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POLYURETHAN; POVIDONE IODINE; SILASTIC; SILICONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEAD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOAM; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REDUCTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WOUND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARIHESIVE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; BANDAGES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING CARE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 20844432507     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5055     Document Type: Review

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