Maggot Debridement Therapy in the palliative setting

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-310

  Steenvoorde, Pascal ^a   Van Doorn, Louk P ^a   Jacobi, Cathrien E ^b   Oskam, Jacques ^a  

^a RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Leg ulcer; Maggot therapy; Outcome; Palliative setting

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMPUTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVA; LEG ULCER; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; ODOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANIMALS; DEBRIDEMENT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVA; LEG ULCER; NETHERLANDS; ODORS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34548168834     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107302300     Document Type: Article

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