Use of a portable, single-use negative pressure wound therapy device in home care patients with low to moderately exuding wounds: A case series

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 30-36

  Hurd, Theresa ^a   Trueman, Paul ^b   Rossington, Alan ^b  

^a Nursing Practice Solutions   (Canada)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

case reports; community health care; negative pressure wound therapy; wounds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CASE REPORT; EXUDATE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; ONTARIO; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896741452     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: 19432720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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