Open-label clinical trial comparing the clinical and economic effectiveness of using a polyurethane film surgical dressing with gauze surgical dressings in the care of post-operative surgical wounds

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 285-292

  Arroyo, Ana Abejón ^a   Casanova, Pabló López ^b   Soriano, José Verdú ^c   Torra i Bou, Joan Enric ^d  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Postoperative; Surgical site infection; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYURETHAN; OPSITE;

ABSORBENT PAD; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; BLISTER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAUZE DRESSING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYURETHANE FILM WITH ABSORBENT PAD SURGICAL DRESSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL GAUZE DRESSING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TAPE; WOUND CARE; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS; WOUND HEALING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POLYURETHANES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84929293258     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12099     Document Type: Article

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