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Venous leg ulcer management [PDF]

Nurse Prescribing, 2017
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2016) define a leg ulcer as a loss of skin on the foot or the leg (below the knee), which has not healed within 2 weeks and is considered chronic if not healed within 4 weeks.
Nuttall, Dilyse
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Venous leg ulcers. [PDF]

BMJ, 1993
Nick Wilson
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Venous leg ulcers. [PDF]

BMJ, 1966
Hugh Jones, Julian Townsend
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A randomised controlled trial of compression therapies for the treatment of venous leg ulcers (VenUS 6): study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, three-arm randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2023
Background Venous leg ulcer(s) are common, recurring, open wounds on the lower leg, resulting from diseased or damaged leg veins impairing blood flow. Wound healing is the primary treatment aim for venous leg ulceration, alongside the management of pain,
C. E. Arundel, C. Welch, P. Saramago, U. Adderley, R. Atkinson, I. Chetter, N. Cullum, T. Davill, J. Griffiths, C. Hewitt, C. Hirst, M. Kletter, J. Mullings, G. Roberts, B. Smart, M. Soares, P. Stather, L. Strachan, N. Stubbs, D. J. Torgerson, J. Watson, S. Zahra, J. Dumville   +22 more
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Influence of a specialised leg ulcer service and venous surgery on the outcome of venous leg ulcers

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 1998
To assess the influence of a vascular-led community service on the outcome of chronic leg ulcers.Before and after study.Healing and recurrence were compared between ulcerated limbs (n = 149) from a random sample of 200 patients treated in the community and consecutive limbs (n = 200) from 180 patients treated in specialised clinics.
A. S. K. Ghauri, Isaac Nyamekye, Anthony J. Grabs, J R Farndon, M R Whyman, K R Poskitt   +5 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Can Wound Exudate from Venous Leg Ulcers Measure Wound Pain Status?: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
We investigated the associations between the self-evaluated pain status and two pain biomarker candidates, nerve growth factor and S100A8/A9, in exudate from venous leg ulcer to finally develop an objective pain evaluation method.
Taichi Goto, Nao Tamai, Gojiro Nakagami, Aya Kitamura, Ayumi Naito, Masayuki Hirokawa, Chisako Shimokawa, Kazuo Takahashi, Junichi Umemoto, Hiromi Sanada   +9 more
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Debridement for venous leg ulcers [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010
Background Venous ulcers (also known as varicose or venous stasis ulcers) are a chronic, recurring and debilitating condition that affects up to 1% of the population. Best practice documents and expert opinion suggests that the removal of devitalised tissue from venous ulcers (debridement) by any one of six methods helps to promote healing. However, to
Gethin, Georgina, Cowman, Seamus, Kolbach, Dinanda N.   +2 more
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Clinico-etiological evaluation of chronic leg ulcer in a tertiary care center of eastern India

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020
Background: A chronic leg ulcer (CLU) is a significant public health problem. It has various etiologies. Racial, familial, occupational, and social factors may also have an impact on the prevalence of different causes of leg ulcers.
Falguni Nag, Gobinda Chatterjee, Arghyaprasun Ghosh, Abhishek De   +3 more
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Compression for venous leg ulcers [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012
Up to one percent of people in industrialised countries will suffer from a leg ulcer at some time. The majority of these leg ulcers are due to problems in the veins, resulting in an accumulation of blood in the legs. Leg ulcers arising from venous problems are called venous (or varicose or stasis) ulcers. The main treatment is the application of a firm
O'Meara, Susan, Cullum, Nicky, Nelson, E. Andrea, Dumville, J. C.   +3 more
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Skin grafting for venous leg ulcers [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2000
Venous leg ulceration is a common and disabling condition which often recurs. It affects up to one in 100 adults at some time. The usual treatments are simple dressings and compression bandages or stockings. Unfortunately, in some cases this treatment is unsuccessful, with ulcers remaining open for months or years.
Jones, JE, Nelson, EA, Al-Hity, A
openaire   +8 more sources