A prospective, blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial of topical negative pressure use in skin grafting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 917-922

  Moisidis, Elias ^a,b   Heath, Tim ^a,b   Boorer, Catherine ^a,b   Ho, Kevin ^a,b   Deva, Anand K ^a,b  

^a Liverpool Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EPITHELIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; BANDAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MEPITEL; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; DEBRIDEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SILICONES; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 5444256424     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000133168.57199.E1     Document Type: Article

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