Using leeches for venous drainage after surgery.

Coull, A.F.

Abstract

A review of the properties of medicinal leeches and of their application following microsurgery to assist in the relief of venous congestion.

Citation

Coull, A. (1993). Using leeches for venous drainage after surgery. Journal of Wound Care, 2(5), 294-297. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.1993.2.5.294

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 2, 1993
• Online Publication Date: Dec 6, 2016
• Publication Date: Sep 2, 1993
• Deposit Date: Aug 23, 2017
• Journal: Journal of Wound Care
• Print ISSN: 0969-0700
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2916
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 294-297
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.1993.2.5.294
• Keywords: Nursing, fundamentals and skills, leeches, draingage, surgery,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/977776