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Cost effectiveness analysis of larval therapy for leg ulcers [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of larval therapy compared with hydrogel in the management of leg ulcers. Design: Cost effectiveness and cost utility analyses carried out alongside a pragmatic multicentre, randomised, open trial with equal ...
Bland, J. Martin, Cullum, Nicky, Dumville, Jo C., Iglesias, Cynthia P., Nelson, E. Andrea, Soares, Marta O., Torgerson, David J., Worthy, Gill   +7 more
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Four layer bandage compared with short stretch bandage for venous leg ulcers: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials with data from individual patients [PDF]

, 2009
<p><b>Objective:</b> To compare the effectiveness of two types of compression treatment (four layer bandage and short stretch bandage) in people with venous leg ulceration.</p> <p><b>Design:</b> Systematic ...
Bland, J.M., Cullum, N., Franks, P.J., Mole, T., O'Meara, S., Scriven, M., Tierney, J.   +6 more
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Effect of short-term compression therapy after thermal ablation for varicose veins: study protocol for a prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background For patients with varicose veins, the goal is to relieve pain and swelling, reduce the severity of edema, improve skin changes, and heal ulcers associated with venous disease. Compression therapy is the cornerstone of their management. Several
Mingjun Tang, Weihua Jiang, Jin Hong, Lubing Li, Dan Shang, Yue Zhao, Zhenjie Liu, Ming Qi, Mingjuan Jin, Yuefeng Zhu   +9 more
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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.
Ahmed, Andersen, Badger, Badger, Bergan, Bertelli, Carroll, Didem, Dini, Erickson, Foldi, Harris, Hornsby, Irdesel, Johansson, Johansson, Kligman, Levick, McKenzie, McNeely, Moffatt, Mortimer, Moseley, Petrek, Sitzia, Sitzia, Szuba, Szuba, Tobin, Wilburn, Williams   +30 more
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The use of strapping to increase local pressure: reporting of a sub-bandage pressure study

Veins and Lymphatics, 2013
High compression is the gold standard for venous ulcer management. This brief report presents the results of a sub-bandage pressure study that investigated the pressures received from compression therapy in the region of the retromalleolal fossa.
Alison Hopkins, Fran Worboys, Hugo Partsch   +2 more
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Evaluation of chitosan impregnated with silver nanoparticles in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcer: An open-label controlled study

Clinical Dermatology Review, 2019
Background: The treatment of chronic venous leg ulcer (CVLU) is a major challenge. Much scientific advancement was made. Chitosan, derived from N-deacetylation of chitin, has been successfully used to promote wound healing.
Maha A Elgayyar, Ahmed Abdelmoneim, Khalid Mowafy, Moustafa A Elsaied, Mqdad Hasan Faqe, Mohammad Ali Gaballah   +5 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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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 ...
Davies, A, Epstein, D, Gohel, MS, Heatley, FM   +3 more
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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.
Aboalasaad Abdelhamid R.R., Skenderi Z., Brigita Kolčavová S., Khalil Amany A.S.   +3 more
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The first experience of using a system of adjustable inelastic compression wraps in the treatment of upper and lower limb lymphedema

Амбулаторная хирургия, 2020
This publication presents the results of clinical application of the system of non-extensible compression adjustable bandage in the treatment of upper and lower limb lymphedema in 14 patients over a period of 2 to 34 months.
S. I. Pryadko, A. A. Malinin
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