Pulsatile lavage for the enhancement of pressure ulcer healing: A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-48

  Ho, Chester H ^a,b,c   Bensitel, Toula ^d   Wang, Xiaofeng ^d   Bogie, Kath M ^b,e  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSATILE FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN; WOUND HEALING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSATILE FLOW; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84855216383     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100349     Document Type: Article

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