Cost-effectiveness of compression technologies for evidence-informed leg ulcer care: results from the Canadian Bandaging Trial [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2012 Background Venous leg ulcers, affecting approximately 1% of the population, are costly to manage due to poor healing and high recurrence rates. We evaluated an evidence-informed leg ulcer care protocol with two frequently used high compression systems ...
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Treatment of limb wounds of horses with orf virus IL-10 and VEGF-E accelerates resolution of exuberant granulation tissue, but does not prevent its development. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Bandaging of limb wounds in horses leads to formation of exuberant granulation tissue (EGT) that retards healing due to protracted inflammation, aberrant vascularisation and delayed epithelialisation.
Lyn M Wise +7 more
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Veins and Lymphatics, 2013 Several studies have shown an impressive reduction in swelling as a result of compression, and inelastic bandages have become widely accepted as a part of lymphatic decongestive therapy for managing lymphoedema.
Franz-Josef Schingale, Hugo Partsch
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Analysis of Factors Affecting Thermal Comfort Properties of Woven Compression Bandages
Autex Research Journal, 2020 Compression bandage (CB) as a porous material should provide both graduated pressure and thermal comfort properties to enable air permeability, heat transfer, and liquid perspiration out of the human body.
Abdelhamid R Aboalasaad +3 more
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Case study: obesity, genital oedema and lower limb compression bandaging [PDF]
, 2017 The purpose of this article is to present an evidenced based rationale for lymphoedema compression bandaging one aspect of treatment for a patient with complex lower limb lymphoedema.
Lister, Lindsey, Noble-Jones, Rhian
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BMC Cancer, 2020 Background Breast cancer (BC) is a major public health issue. More than one out of five women treated for breast cancer will develop lymphedema in an upper extremity. Current evidence advocates transdisciplinary oncological rehabilitation.
María Nieves Muñoz-Alcaraz +8 more
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Comparing Rest Alone to Bandaging and Rest in Horses With Superficial Digital Flexor Tendinopathy
Veterinary Evidence, 2019 PICO question In horses with superficial digital flexor tendonitis is bandaging and rest compared to rest alone more effective at promoting healing? Clinical bottom line There is currently a lack of scientific evidence to suggest that bandaging ...
Rafael Alzola, Sarah Louise Freeman
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Physical therapies for reducing and controlling lymphoedema of the limbs. [PDF]
, 2008 Background Lymphoedema is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body caused by obstruction of the lymphatic drainage mechanisms. Management involves decongesting the reduced lymphatic pathways in order to reduce the size of the limb.
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Cost-effectiveness of treatments for superficial venous refluxin patients with chronic venous ulceration. [PDF]
, 2018 Background Venous leg ulcers impair quality of life significantly, with substantial costs to health services. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost‐effectiveness of interventional procedures alongside compression therapy versus compression ...
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An investigation to assess ankle mobility in healthy individuals from the application of multi-component compression bandages and compression hosiery [PDF]
, 2016 Background An investigation was undertaken to compare the effect of multi-component compression bandages and compression hosiery kits on individuals’ range of ankle motion whilst wearing typical and medical footwear, and barefoot.
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