A systematic review of wound cleansing for pressure ulcers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1963-1972

  Moore, Zena ^a   Cowman, Seamus ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Nurses; Nursing; Pressure ulcer; Systematic review; Wound cleansing

Indexed keywords

DECYL GLUCOSIDE; DETERGENT; GLUCOSIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; SILVER CHLORIDE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALOE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAVAGE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ALOE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DETERGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; INFECTION CONTROL; IRRIGATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRESSURE ULCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SKIN CARE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 47349087585     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02381.x     Document Type: Article

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