Versajet hydrosurgery versus classic escharectomy for burn débridment: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 720-724

  Gravante, Gianpiero ^a,d   Delogu, Daniela ^b   Esposito, Gaetano ^c   Montone, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DERMATOME; ESCHARECTOMY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERSAJET HYDROSURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING;

BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548822416     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318148C9BD     Document Type: Article

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