Acoustic pressure wound therapy to debride unstageable pressure ulcers in the acute care setting: A case series

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 54-58

  Medrano, Sarah ^a   Beneke, Mary Jo ^a  

^a Yuma Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic pressure wound therapy; Acute care; debridement; Pressure ulcers; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACOUSTICS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 59149087973     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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