Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation: A pilot study describing a new method for treating infected wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-413

  Gabriel, Allen ^a   Shores, Jaimie ^a   Heinrich, Cherrie ^a   Baqai, Waheed ^b   Kalina, Sharon ^c   Sogioka, Norman ^c   Gupta, Subhas ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Instillation; Negative pressure wound therapy; Silver nitrate; Vacuum assisted closure therapy; Wound care infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COST SAVINGS; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; IRRIGATION; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILVER NITRATE; SKIN CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 45749134559     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00423.x     Document Type: Review

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