Comparison of vacuum assisted closure versus normal saline dressing in healing diabetic wounds

Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Riaz, Muhammad Usman ^a   Khan, Masood Ur Rauf ^a   Akbar, Ali ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; Negative pressure wound therapy; Occlusive dressings

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC WOUND; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84866307393     PISSN: 19967195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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