Comparison of tissue damage, cleansing and cross-contamination potential during wound cleansing via two methods: Lavage and negative pressure wound therapy with instillation

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 198-209

  Allen, Diwi ^a   Labarbera, Lori A ^a   Bondre, Ioana L ^a   Lessing, M Christian ^a   Rycerz, Anthony M ^a   Kilpadi, Deepak V ^a   Collins, Barbara A ^a   Perkins, Joanna ^a   Mcnulty, Amy K ^a  

^a Kinetic Concepts Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental cross contamination; Lavage; NPWTi; Tissue trauma; Wound cleansing

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL SURGICAL WOUND; HYPERBARISM; HYPOBARISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TISSUE INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND FLUID; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SWINE; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; SWINE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84897081721     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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