Dressings for venous leg ulcers

Venous ulceration is a complex and serious problem that affects 1-2% of the global elderly population (>65 years), and its incidence is constantly increasing. The population group with higher risk of development of venous ulceration is the elderly. These lesions have a significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. Our aim was to analyze the state of the art, starting with the medical literature review. The evidence supports that managing chronic wounds with a multidisciplinary wound care team significantly increases wound healing and reduces the severity of wound-associated pain and the required daily wound treatments compared with persons who are not managed by such a team.

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“…Some evidence shows that they are better than hydrocolloids in handling exudate and easier to remove [21].…”

Section: Dressingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Management of venous ulcers: State of the art

Marola

Ferrarese

Solej

et al. 2016

International Journal of Surgery

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“…4 Multiple products are available varying in demonstrated in several studies. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Adverse effects are divided into immediate and late and can range from mild edema and erythema to the lesional flatbed necrosis. 13 The search for new technologies and noninvasive methods for correction of skin changes related to wounds and dressings is increasingly fibrotic.…”

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Safety and Efficiency of Carboximethylcellulose Hydrogel 2% in Leg Ulcers

Rodrigues¹,

Oliveira²,

Castilho³

et al. 2013

R. pesq.: cuid. fundam. Online

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Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the efficiency and safety on using hydrogel carboxymethylcellulose 2%, handled at university pharmacy in treatment of patients with leg ulcers. Method: A non-controlled prospective clinic study with 20 patients took place from January to October 2010. Results: The efficiency assessment was performed through the wound area reduction and wound bed tissue alteration; the safety was assessed through observation and report of adverse events. The data showed that 33.3% of the lesions presented total healing. Regarding the safety, only 2 patients reported pain, increase of the exudate and wound infection as possible adverse reaction to the use hydrogel as dressing, according to the Naranjo algorithm. Conclusion: The results let us consider that the hydrogel 2% can be considered efficient and safe for this type of lesion.

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“…O curativo pode ser de valor limitado na cicatrização da úlcera venosa se a incompetência venosa subjacente não for tratada ou controlada. Além disso, muitos desses curativos são relativamente caros e, para assegurar o melhor uso de recursos limitados, sua efetividade precisa ser estabelecida (PALFREYMAN et al, 2003).…”

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“…A cobertura para a úlcera venosa deve apresentar as seguintes características: ser capaz de remover o excesso de exsudato da superfície da ferida, fornecer um micro-ambiente úmido, ser estéril e livre de contaminantes, não deixar material remanescente na ferida, reduzir a dor da úlcera, ser fácil de trocar, não causar reação alérgica, agir como uma membrana semipermeável, não causar traumas à remoção, ser impermeável a microrganismos, além de fornecer um isolamento térmico (PALFREYMAN et al, 2003).…”

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"Tratamento tópico de úlcera venosa: proposta de uma diretriz baseada em evidências "

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Dressings for venous leg ulcers

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Management of venous ulcers: State of the art

Management of venous ulcers: State of the art

Safety and Efficiency of Carboximethylcellulose Hydrogel 2% in Leg Ulcers

"Tratamento tópico de úlcera venosa: proposta de uma diretriz baseada em evidências "

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