Economic aspects of surgical wound therapies;Ökonomische aspekte in der chirurgischen wundbehandlung

Chirurg

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 518-525

  Horch, R E ^a   Nord, D ^b   Augustin, M ^c   Germann, G ^d   Leffler, M ^a   Dragu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d BG UNFALLKLINIK LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs; Economy; Efficiency; Innovative wound therapy; Savings; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

BURNS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 45449112951     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-008-1500-3     Document Type: Review

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