A case study to evaluate a new soft silicone dressing, Mepilex Lite, for patients with radiation skin reactions

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  MacBride, Sheila K ^a   Wells, Mary E ^a   Hornsby, Carole ^b   Sharp, Lena ^c   Finnila, Kristina ^c   Downie, Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Radiation skin reactions; Radiotherapy; Wound care

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOLING; DIGITAL IMAGING; HEALING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION INJURY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SLEEP PATTERN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIODERMATITIS; SILICONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 37849027640     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305680.06143.39     Document Type: Article

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