Title :
Electrical wound healing: State-of-the-art and perspectives
Author :
Karba, Renata ; Vodovnik, Lojze
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The review of the literature dealing with electrical wound healing reveals the astonishing diversity of electrical stimulation modalities used for wound healing enhancement. The present paper points to some crucial obstacles which presently separate electric and electromagnetic stimulation from winning recognition as established therapeutic tools for chronic wounds treatment. The authors´ experience with comparative study on the effects of constant direct current versus tetanic stimulation on healing of pressure sores is presented.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; patient treatment; wounds; chronic wounds treatment; direct current; electrical stimulation modality; electrical wound healing; tetanic stimulation; therapeutic tools;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5760964
