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Efficacy of vacuum assisted closure therapy on pressure ulcers / Mostafa Saber Ibrahim Ahmed ; Supervised Adel Abdelhamid Nossier , Wael Naeem Thabet , Ashraf Hassan Mohammed

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Mostafa Saber Ibrahim Ahmed , 2015Description: 127 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • تأثير علاج الشفط المساعد المغلق على قًرح الضغط [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery Summary: The current study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in the enhancement of pressure ulcer wound healing. Thirty patients with pressure ulcers grade III, or IV were randomly divided into two groups (treatment group and control group). Treatment group received vacuum therapy daily beside medical treatment, the control group received standard medical treatment. The methods of assessment were wound surface area, ulcer depth and evaluation of wound infection. The results showed that there was a significant decrease in wound surface area and wound depth in treatment group compared to the control group. Vacuum assisted closure therapy is an effective modality in the enhancement and acceleration of pressure ulcer wound healing
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.07.Ph.D.2015.Mo.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110067827000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.07.Ph.D.2015.Mo.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 67827.CD Not for loan 01020110067827000

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

The current study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in the enhancement of pressure ulcer wound healing. Thirty patients with pressure ulcers grade III, or IV were randomly divided into two groups (treatment group and control group). Treatment group received vacuum therapy daily beside medical treatment, the control group received standard medical treatment. The methods of assessment were wound surface area, ulcer depth and evaluation of wound infection. The results showed that there was a significant decrease in wound surface area and wound depth in treatment group compared to the control group. Vacuum assisted closure therapy is an effective modality in the enhancement and acceleration of pressure ulcer wound healing

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