Patient's pain feedback using negative pressure wound therapy with foam and gauze

International Wound Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 492-499

  Fraccalvieri, Marco ^a   Ruka, Erind ^a   Bocchiotti, Maria Alessandra ^a   Zingarelli, Enrico ^a   Bruschi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foam; Gauze; Negative pressure wound therapy; NPWT; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOAM; GAUZE DRESSING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BANDAGES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80052826319     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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