Negative-pressure wound therapy: A snapshot of the evidence

International Wound Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-271

  Mendonca, Derick A ^a,c   Papini, Remo ^a   Price, Patricia E ^b  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; Suction therapy; Topical negative pressure; Vacuum assisted closure

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN GRAFT; THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33845633904     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2006.00266.x     Document Type: Review

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