Silver-impregnated vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of recalcitrant venous stasis ulcers

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-62

  Gerry, Ryan ^a   Kwei, Stephanie ^a,b   Bayer, Lauren ^a   Breuing, Karl H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Silver; Vacuum assisted closure; Venous stasis ulcer; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VENOUS STASIS;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SILVER; VACUUM; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34250854557     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000263420.70303.cc     Document Type: Article

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