Initial multi-centre observations upon the effect of a new topical negative pressure device upon patient and clinician experience and the treatment of wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-174

  Witkowski, Wojciech ^a   Jawien, Arkadiusz ^b   Witkiewicz, Wojciech ^c   Zon, Bartlomiej ^a  

^a MILITARY INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b Regional Specialist Hospital   (Poland)

^c REGIONAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Negative pressure wound therapy; NPWT; TNP; Topical negative pressure; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE ULCER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 65349196123     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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