Wound dressing absorption: A comparative study

Advances in Skin and Wound Care

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 315-320

  Fulton, Judith A ^a   Blasiole, Kimberly N ^a   Cottingham, Talisha ^b   Tornero, Mark ^c   Graves, Michael ^d   Smith, Laura G ^e   Mirza, Sajid ^f   Mostow, Eliot N ^a,f,g  

^a AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^e PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^f NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Alginates; Collagen dressings; Dressing absorption; Foam; Gauze; Hydrocolloids; Wound dressings

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORPTION; BANDAGES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863659409     PISSN: 15277941     EISSN: 15388654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000416003.32348.e0     Document Type: Article

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