Retrospective clinical evaluation of gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 280-286

  Campbell, Penny E ^a,b   Smith, Gary S ^a   Smith, Jennifer M ^a  

^a Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Negative Pressure Wound Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Chariker Jeter; Gauze; Negative pressure wound therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44349115682     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00485.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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