Medicinal Leech Therapy: Friend or Foe. Issue 3 (July 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Medicinal Leech Therapy: Friend or Foe. Issue 3 (July 2016)
- Main Title:
- Medicinal Leech Therapy
- Authors:
- Spear, Marcia
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Leech therapy is the ancient practice of bloodletting or bloodsucking and is considered one of the oldest medical practices known. Its use has spanned centuries and is still used in plastic surgery practices today when performing free flaps and replants. The purpose of this article is to discuss the history of this ancient therapy and to describe the leech and its present indications, complications, contraindications, and techniques.
- Is Part Of:
- Plastic surgical nursing. Volume 36:Issue 3(2016)
- Journal:
- Plastic surgical nursing
- Issue:
- Volume 36:Issue 3(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 36, Issue 3 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0036-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2016-07
- Subjects:
- Surgery, Plastic -- Nursing -- Periodicals
Surgery, Plastic -- Nursing -- United States -- Periodicals
Surgical nursing -- Periodicals
617.9520231 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.lww.com ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000152 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0741-5206
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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- British Library DSC - 6528.938100
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