Community clinics for leg ulcers and impact on healing.

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“…51 For participants with an ankle circumference between 18 and 25 cm, the bandages used are listed in Table 2.…”

Section: Interventions (Consort Statement 4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

VenUS I: a randomised controlled trial of two types of bandage for treating venous leg ulcers

Iglesias¹,

Nelson²,

Cullum

et al. 2004

Health Technol Assess

116

105

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“…The risk factors were studied in both the study groups for their association with ulcer development 11 . Body mass index, smoking, physical exercise, blood pressure, reflux in duplex scanning, lipodermatosclerosis, dermatitis and flat foot were the risk factors studied 16 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A good percentage (around 3%) of total expenditure on health care is being diverted for treating chronic venous ulcer patients 11 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Risk Factors of Varicose Ulcer-A Case Control Study in A Tertiary Care Institution

Rajendran¹

2017

jmscr

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“…[1] Chronic venous leg ulceration affects 1-2% population, often with a protracted course of delayed healing and multiple recurrences. [2] Ulcer aetiology is often multifactorial, but the arterial component can safely be ignored in legs with an Ankle-Brachial Pressures Index (ABPI) greater than 0.8. [2], [3] Various methods such as compression treatment, wound dressing materials and surgical modalities are used for venous leg ulcer therapy.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Study, Clinical Implications and Solutions for Failed Varicose Vein Surgery With Recurrent Venous Ulcers: An Analysis of 12 Patients With Duplex Scan Correlated With Intra Operative Findings at Second Surgery

H¹,

Lahoti²

2016

jemds

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Community clinics for leg ulcers and impact on healing.

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VenUS I: a randomised controlled trial of two types of bandage for treating venous leg ulcers

VenUS I: a randomised controlled trial of two types of bandage for treating venous leg ulcers

Risk Factors of Varicose Ulcer-A Case Control Study in A Tertiary Care Institution

The Study, Clinical Implications and Solutions for Failed Varicose Vein Surgery With Recurrent Venous Ulcers: An Analysis of 12 Patients With Duplex Scan Correlated With Intra Operative Findings at Second Surgery

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