Use of a silver dressing for management of an open abdominal wound complicated by an enterocutaneous fistula - From hospital to community

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-103

  Arhi, Chanpreet ^a   El Gaddal, Ahmed ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTICOAT; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; LAPAROTOMY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES; ADULT; BANDAGES; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LAPAROTOMY; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84872082875     PISSN: 10715754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WON.0b013e318279bfa5     Document Type: Article

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