Post-surgical scalp wounds with exposed bone treated with a plantderived wound therapeutic

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Lauchli S ^a   Hafner, J ^a   Wehrmann, C ^a   French, L E ^a   Hunziker, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exposed bone; Hypericum oil; Neem oil; Scalp wounds; Secondary intention healing; Wound spray

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE OIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BLUNT TRAUMA; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCALP; SKIN TUMOR; SKULL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AZADIRACHTA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKULL; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84863585703     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2012.21.5.228     Document Type: Article

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