Palliative management of pressure ulcers and malignant wounds in patients with advanced illness

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 285-295

  McDonald, Amy ^a   Lesage, Pauline ^b  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BACITRACIN ZINC; DOXEPIN; EMLA; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SILVER NITRATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; THROMBOPLASTIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; BURNING SENSATION; CAREGIVER; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EXUDATE; HUMAN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; ODOR; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN NECROSIS; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

HUMANS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRESSURE ULCER; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646532062     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.285     Document Type: Review

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