Vacuum therapy in dermatology: A review;Die vakuumtherapie in der dermatologie: Ein überblick

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 468-475

  Renner, Regina ^a,b   Rogalski, Christina ^a   Friedlein, Helmut ^a   Simon, Jan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Modern wound management; V.A.C. therapy; Vacuum assisted closure; Vacuum therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHRONIC WOUND; HUMAN; INJURY; MICROCIRCULATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33745399652     PISSN: 16100379     EISSN: 16100387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2006.06004.x     Document Type: Review

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