Four Layer Bandage Versus Conventional Treatment in Venous Leg Ulcers

Abstract

BACKGROUNDVenous ulcers cause great disability and reduced quality of life if not managed appropriately. Venous leg ulcers significantly affect patients' physiologic and psychosocial well-being. Reducing the ambulatory limb venous pressure is the cornerstone for the management of venous leg ulcers. For venous ulcers, compression therapy has been called the gold standard of wound healing. Objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of four-layer compression bandage with conventional single layer bandage in the treatment for venous ulcer in terms of healing status, reduction in size of ulcer area at follow up points and time taken for healing.