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Case Report J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 1999

Use of hyperbaric oxygen and negative pressure therapy in the multidisciplinary care of a patient with nonhealing wounds

Mendez-Eastman S, J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs, 1999

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Doctors described one case of a 55-year-old woman with wounds that would not heal after heart bypass surgery, and reviewed the collaborative care she received over four months.

What They Found

This is a case report that gives a descriptive overview of one patient's care, along with a photographic record of her wounds over a four month period, without reporting specific outcome measures. The wounds were on her chest, abdomen, and lower left leg, and were complicated by breathing problems, diabetes, and infection. The abstract does not report whether the wounds healed, how much they improved, or any other quantified result.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This is a single case report describing one patient, so it does not include comparison data, statistical testing, or results that can be generalized to other patients.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Report
Category Wound Care
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 10373862
Year Published 1999
Journal J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
MeSH Terms Coronary Artery Bypass; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Middle Aged; Patient Care Team; Staphylococcal Infections; Suction; Surgical Wound Infection; Wound Healing

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