Does Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) Offer an Improved Outcome Over Conventional Compression Dressings (CCD) in the Management of Refractory Venous Ulcers (RVU)? A Parallel Observational Comparative Study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Tawfick, W ^a   Sultan, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b Galway Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Compression dressings; Q TWiST; Topical wound oxygen; TWO2; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL COMPRESSION DRESSING; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RECURRENCE RISK; REDUCTION; REFRACTORY VENOUS ULCER; SYMPTOM; TOPICAL WOUND OXYGEN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; OXYGEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67349177504     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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