Evaluation of the combined use of ultrasound irradiation and wound dressing on pressure ulcers

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-68

  Maeshige, N ^a,b   Fujiwara, H ^b   Honda, H ^a   Yoshikawa, Y ^c   Terashi, H ^a   Usami, M ^a   Sugimoto, M ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Rehabilitation   (Japan)

^c Nakayama Surgical Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Moist wound healing; Pressure ulcer; Ultrasound permeability; Ultrasound treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77951247491     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2010.19.2.46968     Document Type: Article

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