Negative pressure wound therapy - A descriptive study

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 22-29

  Wallin, Ann Mari ^a,b   Boström, Lennart ^a   Ulfvarson, Johanna ^b   Ottosson, Carin ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

comorbidity; negative pressure wound therapy; retrospective descriptive study; wound healing; wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960007355     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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