Wound cleansing, topical antiseptics and wound healing

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 420-430

  Atiyeh, Bishara S ^a   Dibo, Saad A ^a   Hayek, Shady N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Topical wound management; Wound cleansing; Wound healing; Wounds

Indexed keywords

1 VINYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CADEXOMER IODINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLOROXYLENOL; HEXACHLOROPHENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IODINE; IODOPHOR; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); POVIDONE IODINE; PROPANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE; TAP WATER; TRICLOSAN;

ANTISEPSIS; BIOFILM; CHRONIC WOUND; CYTOTOXICITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73649111766     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00639.x     Document Type: Review

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