Topical negative pressure using a drainage pouch without foam dressing for the treatment of undermined pressure ulcers

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 338-342

  Tachi, Masahiro ^a   Hirabayashi, Shinichi ^a   Yonehara, Yoshiyuki ^a   Uchida, Gentaro ^a   Tohyama, Takuya ^a   Ishii, Hidenori ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer; Topical negative pressure; Undermining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FOAM; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOPICAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDERMINING; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 4644315678     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000129234.84192.d4     Document Type: Article

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