Pressure ulcer treatment strategies: A systematic comparative effectiveness review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-50

  Beth Smith, M E ^a   Totten, Annette ^a   Hickam, David H ^a   Fu, Rongwei ^a   Wasson, Ngoc ^a   Rahman, Basmah ^a   Motu'apuaka, Makalapua ^a   Saha, Somnath ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGEN; DEXTRANOMER; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; ZINC;

ACCURACY; AIR MATTRESS; CINAHL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DECUBITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOAM DRESSING; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYDROTHERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIANT HEAT DRESSING; REVIEW; SKIN FLAP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BEDS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; SURGICAL FLAPS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84879574623     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-1-201307020-00007     Document Type: Review

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