Enhancing patient recovery following lower limb arthroplasty with a modern wound dressing: A prospective, comparative audit

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 200-203

  Hopper, G P ^a   Deakin, A H ^b   Crane, E O ^a   Clarke, J V ^a  

^a FORTH VALLEY ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GOLDEN JUBILEE NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Dressing design; Enhanced recovery; Wound complications

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BLISTER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863587669     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2012.21.4.200     Document Type: Article

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