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Observational studyInternational journal of medical sciences2025

Comparative Efficacy of Silicone Sheets and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Post-Surgical Scar Prevention: A Prospective Observational Study.

Po-Chung Chen, Tzung-Cheng Liao, Chang-Yi Chou, Chi-Ming Chu, Po-Jen Hsiao, Hsieh-Chih Tsai

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Observational study in International journal of medical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Po-Chung ChenGraduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tzung-Cheng LiaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang-Yi ChouDivision of Plastic surgery, Department of Surgery, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chi-Ming ChuDivision of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Jen HsiaoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Hsieh-Chih TsaiGraduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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CicatrixHyperbaric OxygenationPostoperative ComplicationsSiliconesAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeWound HealingSiliconeshyperbaric oxygen therapyPatient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS)scar preventionsilicone sheets

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PMID40027186
PMCPMC11866543

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