Negative pressure wound therapy achieved by vacuum-assisted closure: Evaluating the assumptions

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-57

  Morris, G Stephen ^a   Brueilly, Kevin E ^b   Hanzelka, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dressings; Subatmospheric pressure; Topical negative pressure; Wound closure; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SKIN CARE; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34047141780     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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