A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of wound dressings for chronic venous ulcer

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1118-1125

  O'Donnell Jr , Thomas F ^a   Lau, Joseph ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEVYN FOAM; BECAPLERMIN; BIOMATERIAL; CALCIUM ALGINATE; COLLAGEN; COMFEEL; DUODERM; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; HYDROCELLULAR FOAM; HYDROPOLYMER; POLYURETHAN FOAM; REPIFERMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

BANDAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPRESSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIDERMIS CELL; FOAM DRESSING; GAUZE DRESSING; GROWTH FACTOR WOUND DRESSING; HUMAN; HUMAN SKIN EQUIVALENT WOUND DRESSING; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYDROGEL DRESSING; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SEMIOCCLUSIVE OCCLUSIVE WOUND DRESSING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; UNNA BOOT; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33846202169     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.004     Document Type: Review

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