The influence of different sizes and types of wound fillers on wound contraction and tissue pressure during negative pressure wound therapy

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-342

  Anesäter, Erik ^a   Borgquist, Ola ^a   Hedström, Erik ^a   Waga, Julia ^a   Ingemansson, Richard ^a   Malmsjö, Malin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimental surgery; Negative pressure wound therapy; Tissue pressure; Wound contraction; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOAM DRESSING; GAUZE DRESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TISSUE PRESSURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WEIGHT, MASS AND SIZE; WOUND; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND FILLER SIZE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; MALE; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960213231     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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