Programme Grants for Applied Research - RP-PG-0609-10171
Surgical wounds healing by secondary intention: characterising and quantifying the problem and identifying effective treatments
Project title: Surgical wounds healing by secondary intention: characterising and quantifying the problem and identifying effective treatments
Chief investigator: Professor Ian Chetter
Lead Author: Professor Ian Chetter
Contractor: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Cost: £2,048,188.00
Started: June 2011 | Status: Research in progress
This research programme improves understanding of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention and the effectiveness of current treatments, and a full trial of negative pressure wound therapy is feasible.
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