Author/Editor		Cukjati, D; Šavrin, R; Benko, H; Reberšek, S; Miklavčič, D
Title		Prognostic factors in chronic wound healing by electrical stimulation
Type		članek
Source		In: Karčnik T, Veltink P, Jaeger R, editors. IFESS 2002. Proceedings of the 7th annaual conference of the International functional electrical stimulation society; 2002 Jun 25-29; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Faculty of electrical engineering,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 399-401
Language		eng
Abstract		The aim of the study was to determine the effects of wound, patient and treatment attributes on wound healing rate. Results show that the type of treatment is just one of many prognostic factors. Arranged in the order of decreasing prediction capability, prognostic factors are: wound size, patient's age, elapsed time from wound appearance to the beginning of the treatment, width-to-length ratio, location and type of treatment .The data collected up to now strongly support our former findings that the biphasic and direct current stimulation contributes to faster healing of chronic wounds.
Descriptors		WOUND HEALING ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY DECUBITUS ULCER PROGNOSIS SPINAL CORD INJURIES