Enhancing patient outcomes-reducing the bottom line: The use of antimicrobial soft silicone foam dressing in home health

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Barrows, Christina ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE DERIVATIVE; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PATIENT SELECTION; SKIN CARE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PATIENT SELECTION; SILICONES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SKIN CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 68949083455     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000356778.78126.4d     Document Type: Article

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