Monitoring moisture without disturbing the wound dressing

Wounds UK

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 94-99

  McColl, David ^a   MacDougall, Margaret ^a   Watret, Lynne ^b   Connolly, Patricia ^c,d  

^a Clydebank ^*

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Ohmedics Ltd

Author keywords

Clinical judgement; Moisture balance; Moisture sensor; Patient empowerment; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; MOISTURE; MONITORING; NURSING; REVIEW; SENSOR; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70350075811     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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