Simplified negative pressure wound therapy: Clinical evaluation of an ultraportable, no-canister system

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 195-201

  Hudson, Donald A ^a   Adams, Kevin G ^a   Van Huyssteen, Adriaan ^b   Martin, Robin ^c   Huddleston, Elizabeth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Panorama Medi Clinic   (South Africa)

^c Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closed surgical incision; Negative pressure wound therapy; Portable; Postoperative care; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL WOUND; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING; CASE REPORT; DEVICES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PATHOLOGY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

ADULT; AGED; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 84925220167     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12080     Document Type: Article

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