The feasibility of using V.A.C.® Therapy in home care patients with surgical and traumatic wounds in the Netherlands

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-231

  Trueman, Paul ^a   Flack, Sarah ^a   Loonstra, Ate ^b   Hauser, Tino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Parktoren   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Home care; Surgical; Trauma; V.A.C; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; CHRONIC WOUND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44349165001     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00472.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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