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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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Prevalence of people with sickle cell disease and leg ulcers in Brazil: Socioeconomic and clinical overview.

PLoS ONE, 2022
ObjectiveTo identify the prevalence of people with leg ulcers resulting from sickle cell disease, as well as to describe the clinical, social, economic, and demographic conditions of these people.MethodDescriptive study, carried out at the Minas Gerais ...
Josimare Aparecida Otoni Spira, Eline Lima Borges, Antônio Carlos Martins Guedes, Paula Gabriela Ribeiro Andrade, Vera Lúcia de Araújo Nogueira Lima   +4 more
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A Challenging Diagnosis of Leg Ulcer

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2018
Ischaemic ulcers of the lower limb can have several aethiopathological mechanisms. For instance, the uncommon Martorell hypertensive leg ulcer is an infrequent complication of long-term uncontrolled arterial hypertension and is largely ignored and ...
Maria João Serpa, Susana Franco, Diana Repolho, Isabel Araújo, Sofia Mateus, António Martins Baptista, José Lomelino Araújo   +6 more
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Comparison of efficacy of autologous platelet-rich fibrin versus Unna's paste dressing in chronic venous leg ulcers: A comparative study

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020
Background: Chronic venous leg ulcers are difficult to treat and recurrences are common. Among various modalities of treatment, platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) has shown promising results in ulcer healing by providing necessary growth factors.
G Yuvasri, Reena Rai
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A targeted interprofessional educational intervention to address therapeutic adherence of venous leg ulcer persons (TIEIVLU): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
BackgroundVenous leg ulcers are slow-healing wounds with a high recurrence rate of 70% and a 60% risk of becoming chronic. Signs and symptoms such as pain or exudate are not only a burden on those affected but also on the healthcare system and society in
S. Probst, L. Allet, J. Depeyre, Sophie Colin, Monika Buehrer Skinner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]

, 2014
Aim To estimate the cost-effectiveness of silver dressings using a health economic model based on time-to-wound-healing in hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Background Chronic venous ulceration affects 1–3% of the adult population and
AB Lansdown, CE Davies, D Leaper, D Leaper, D Leaper, D Maddox, David John Leaper, DJ Leaper, DJ Leaper, DJ Margolis, DJ Margolis, E Scanlon, F Gottrup, F Gottrup, Gregor B. E. Jemec, H Chambers, H. Peter Soyer, JA Michaels, Jean Charles Kerihuel, JR Barwell, JV Cornwall, Karen Ousey, MH Hermans, MJ Carter, NJ Trengove, RJ White, Sanne Lise Lauemøller, SF Lo, SF Lo, SR Baker   +29 more
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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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Therapie chronischer Wunden mit wassergefiltertem Infrarot A (wIRA) [PDF]

, 2008
The central portion of chronic wounds is often hypoxic and relatively hypothermic, representing a deficient energy supply of the tissue, which impedes wound healing or even makes it impossible.
Daeschlein, Georg, Felbert, Verena von, Hoffmann, Gerd, Mercer, James B., Schumann, Hauke, Strasser, Wolfgang   +5 more
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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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Compression in hypertensive leg ulcer (Martorell’s ulcer)

Veins and Lymphatics, 2016
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Patricia Senet
doaj   +1 more source