State-of-the-art treatment of chronic leg ulcers: A randomized controlled trial comparing vacuum-assisted closure (V.A.C.) with modern wound dressings

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1029-1037

  Vuerstaek, Jeroen D D ^a,b   Vainas, Tryfon ^a   Wuite, Jan ^c   Nelemans, Patty ^d   Neumann, Martino H A ^e   Veraart, Joep C J M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DermaClinic   (Belgium)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33846250873     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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