Clinical outcome of diabetic foot ulcers treated with negative pressure wound therapy and the transition from acute care to home care

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Wu, Stephanie C ^a,b   Armstrong, David G ^a,c  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Lutheran General Hospital   (United States)

^c Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Lower extremity ulcer; Negative pressure wound therapy; V.A.C. ; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADVANCED MOIST WOUND THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; EMERGENCY CARE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIMB SALVAGE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAFETY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 44949202753     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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