Randomized clinical trial of the influence of local water-filtered infrared A irradiation on wound healing after abdominal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 952-960

  Hartel, M ^a   Hoffmann, G ^b   Wente, M N ^a   Martignoni, M E ^a   Buchler M W ^a   Friess, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL WOUND; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33747033440     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5429     Document Type: Article

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