Evaluation of the quality and cost-effectiveness of Versajet® hydrosurgery

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Sainsbury, David Cg ^a,b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRCS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Debridement; Economics; Hydrosurgery; Versajet

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL DRESSING; HYDROSURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGGOT THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 61849136853     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00560.x     Document Type: Review

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