Non-invasive assessment of negative pressure wound therapy using high frequency diagnostic ultrasound: Oedema reduction and new tissue accumulation

International Wound Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 383-388

  Young, Stephen R ^a   Hampton, Sylvie ^b   Martin, Robin ^c  

^a Skin Science Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b Tissue Viability Consultancy Services   (United Kingdom)

^c Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granulation tissue; High frequency diagnostic ultrasound; Macrodeformation; Negative pressure wound therapy; Tissue oedema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HIGH FREQUENCY DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

GRANULATION TISSUE; HIGH FREQUENCY DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; MACRODEFORMATION; NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; TISSUE OEDEMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84881556506     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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