The role of Nicorandil in non-healing surgical wounds

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Riddell, A D ^a   Minhas, U ^b   Williams, G L ^c   Harding, K J ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicorandil; Non healing wounds; Ulcers

Indexed keywords

NICORANDIL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COLOSTOMY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; WOUND HEALING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICORANDIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77957902105     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870810X12699662981113     Document Type: Article

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