Care of chronic wounds in palliative care and end-of-life patients

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 214-235

  Chrisman, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic wounds; Comfort; Palliative care; Quality of life; Wounds

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CHRONIC WOUND; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ULCER; FUNGATING MALIGNANT WOUND; HEALING; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN ULCER; SYMPTOM; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; BENCHMARKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETIC FOOT; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ODORS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77954752432     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00682.x     Document Type: Review

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