Citation
(2014), "Advanced wound care therapies for nonhealing diabetic, venous, and arterial ulcers", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 19 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/CGIJ.24819aaa.008
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Advanced wound care therapies for nonhealing diabetic, venous, and arterial ulcers
Article Type: Review of effectiveness From: Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Volume 19, Issue 1
Greer, N., Foman, N.A., MacDonald, R., Dorrian, J., Fitzgerald, P., Rutks, I., Wilt, T.J.
Advanced wound care therapies for non-healing diabetic, venous, and arterial ulcers: a systematic review
Annals of Internal Medicine
2013
Vol. 159 No. 8
pp. 532-542
This review concluded that, compared with standard care, some advanced wound care therapies could increase the proportion of diabetic or venous ulcers healed and reduce the time to healing, but the evidence was limited. This conclusion is an accurate representation of disparate evidence, composed mostly of small trials of varying quality.