Comparison of the ionic silver-containing hydrofiber and Paraffin gauze dressing on split-thickness skin graft donor sites

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 421-422

  Lohsiriwat, Visnu ^a   Chuangsuwanich, Apirag ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; SILVER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SITE; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; GAUZE DRESSING; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SEROMA; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE SODIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PARAFFIN; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949118688     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31818a65e9     Document Type: Article

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