1. Clinical experiences of using a silver hydroalginate dressing in Austria, Switzerland and Germany
- Author
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Hangler W, Wipplinger P, Huber A, Fischelmayer K, Locherer E, Hirschberger G, Kramml M, Kammerlander G, Scandella C, Süss-Burkhard A, Afarideh R, Berger M, and Baumgartner A
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nursing (miscellaneous) ,Alginates ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,Range (biology) ,Pain ,Severity of Illness Index ,Germany ,medicine ,Humans ,Intensive care medicine ,Nursing Assessment ,Aged ,Pain Measurement ,Retrospective Studies ,Wound Healing ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Retrospective cohort study ,Exudates and Transudates ,Silver Sulfadiazine ,humanities ,Treatment Outcome ,Austria ,Odorants ,Anti-Infective Agents, Local ,Wound Infection ,Female ,Fundamentals and skills ,business ,Attitude to Health ,Switzerland ,Bandages, Hydrocolloid - Abstract
This retrospective study, which involved patients with a range of colonised or infected wounds from 12 central European wound-care centres, found that this dressing combated infection, reduced pain and promoted healing
- Published
- 2008