Achieving international consensus for the prevention of orthopaedic wound blistering: Results of a Delphi survey

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-184

  Ousey, Karen ^a   Gillibrand, Warren ^a   Stephenson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi; Orthopaedic; Prevention; Wound blistering

Indexed keywords

OPSITE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELPHI STUDY; E-MAIL; HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; SWELLING; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BLISTER; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84875502959     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00965.x     Document Type: Article

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