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Prognostic factors related to delayed healing of venous leg ulcer treated with compression therapy

open access: yesDermatologica Sinica, 2015
Background: The basic goal of this research was to determine and evaluate the prognostic factors related to the delay of venous ulcer healing in patients treated with multilayer compression bandage.
Vesna Karanikolic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Efficacy of Pressure Ulcer Treatment With Cathodal and Cathodal-Anodal High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background. Studies show that anode and cathode electrical stimulation (ES) promotes the healing of wounds, but specific protocols for both electrodes are not available. Objective. To compare the effectiveness of cathodal versus cathodal+anodal ES in the
Blaszczak, Edward   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Iliac Vein Compression- The May-Thurner Syndrome Diagnosed by CT Angiography [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulcers are a frequent cause of morbidity in diabetic as well as non-diabetic patients. Pelvic veins can often be involved by thrombosis.
Shibani Mehra, Mayank Choudhary
doaj   +1 more source

Halting Progression of Stasis Dermatitis: Community Perspectives and Strategies for Prevention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Complications of stasis dermatitis including venous ulcers, osteomyelitis, and cellulitis all significantly increase morbidity and mortality of disease.
Robbins, Allison B
core   +1 more source

Human Wounds and Its Burden: An Updated Compendium of Estimates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Significance: A 2018 retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries identified that ∼8.2 million people had wounds with or without infections. Medicare cost estimates for acute and chronic wound treatments ranged from $28.1 billion to $96.8 billion ...
Sen, Chandan K.
core   +1 more source

Internal consistency and reliability of the Swiss-French translation of the venous leg ulcer self efficacy tool (VeLUSET)

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective This study was conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the translated and adapted Venous Leg Ulcer Self Efficacy Tool (VeLUSET) in the new cultural context.Design Validation studySetting Three outpatient clinics in Western ...
Sebastian Probst   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-efficacy, self-esteem and adherence to treatment in people with venous ulcer in primary health care

open access: yesBioscience Journal, 2017
To analyze the correlation between self-efficacy, self-esteem and adherence to treatment with the Charing Cross Venous Ulcer Questionnaire in people with Venous Ulcer in Primary Health Care.
Rafaela Araújo Oliveira   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Topical agents or dressings for pain in venous leg ulcers. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Venous leg ulcers affect up to 1% of people at some time in their lives and are often painful. The main treatments are compression bandages and dressings.
Briggs, M   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses of complex wound interventions reveals optimal treatments for specific wound types. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BackgroundComplex wounds present a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems, costing billions of dollars annually in North America alone.
Antony, Jesmin   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

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