A comparison of diabetic foot ulcer outcomes using negative pressure wound therapy versus historical standard of care

International Wound Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-113

  Lavery, Lawrence A ^a   Boulton, Andrew J ^b,c   Niezgoda, Jeffrey A ^d   Sheehan, Peter ^e  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot ulcer; Negative pressure wound therapy; Treatment costs; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 34547115433     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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