Adjuvant therapy for ulcer care.
Adjuvant therapies, specifically electrotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen, ultrasound, and hydrotherapy, are considered increasingly for use with conventional local wound care to support healing of pressure ulcers. This article describes the characteristics of these modalities, their physiologic effects on the healing process, and the research to evaluate their efficacy.
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College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1121, USA.
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing