Interface dressings influence the delivery of topical negative-pressure therapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1023-1028

  Jones, Sophia M ^b   Banwell, Paul E ^a   Shakespeare, Peter G ^b  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLATUM; POLYESTER; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FOAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MECHANICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PETROLATUM; PRESSURE; SILICONES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24944498422     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000178399.68254.13     Document Type: Article

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