Evaluation of two different intermittent pneumatic compression cycle settings in the healing of venous ulcers: A randomized trial

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Nikolovska, Suzana ^a   Arsovski, Andrej ^a   Damevska, Katerina ^a   Gocev, Gorgi ^a   Paviova, Ljubica ^a  

^a University Clinical Center Skopje   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Intermittent pneumatic compression; Treatment; Venous ulcer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUMP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION; SLOW INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 22244469780     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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