A review of topical negative pressure therapy in wound healing: Sufficient evidence?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 544-556

  Moues C M ^a   Heule, F ^a   Hovius, S E R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mechanism of action; Surgical wounds; Topical negative pressure therapy

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; STROMELYSIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANGIOGENESIS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECUBITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND FLUID; WOUND HEALING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952994957     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.04.029     Document Type: Review

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