Beneficial effect of resin salve in treatment of severe pressure ulcers: A prospective, randomized and controlled multicentre trial

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1055-1062

  Sipponen, A ^a   Jokinen, J J ^b   Sipponen, P ^c   Papp, A ^d   Sarna, S ^e   Lohi, J ^f  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f Rovaniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hydrofibre dressing; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pressure ulcer; Randomized controlled trial; Resin salve; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

NORWAY SPRUCE RESIN; PLANT RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY SPRUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALVE; SKIN ALLERGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULCER HEALING; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICEA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESINS, PLANT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 42049110365     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08461.x     Document Type: Article

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