Trial reportInternational wound journal2015
Low-grade elastic compression regimen for venous leg ulcers--an effective compromise for patients requiring daily dressing changes.
Trial report in International wound journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Application of novel strategies in chronic wound management with focusing on pressure ulcers: new perspective.Archives of dermatological research · 2025Review
- Venous Insufficiency: Wound Management.Current cardiology reports · 2024Review
- One Molecule, Many Faces: Repositioning Cardiovascular Agents for Advanced Wound Healing.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Use of Sponge-Foam Inserts in Compression Bandaging of Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers.Annals of vascular diseases · 2021Article
- The Most Severe Stage of Chronic Venous Disease: An Update on the Management of Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers.Advances in therapy · 2020Review
- Assessment of the use of Unna boot in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers in adults: systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Wounds: The Spectrum from Basic to Advanced Therapy.Advances in wound care · 2016Review
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Abstract
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) affect millions of patients worldwide and are a tremendous financial burden on our health care system. The hallmark of venous disease of the lower extremities is venous hypertension, and compression is the current mainstay of treatment. However, many patients are non-compliant, partly because of the complexity of the dressings and the difficulties with application and removal. The aim of our study was to test an effective compression dressing regimen for patients with VLUs who require changing the ulcer primary dressing twice daily. We used two layers of a latex-free tubular elastic bandage for compression. The primary endpoint of our study was increased wound-healing rate and our secondary endpoint was complete wound closure. All active study subjects had positive healing rates at week 4 and week 8. Two subjects achieved complete wound closure by week 8. We conclude that compression with a latex-free tubular elastic bandage can be safely used in patients with VLUs requiring frequent dressing changes. This type of compression allows for daily inspection of wounds, dressing changes at home, flexibility in the context of clinical trials, and is a compromise for patients who are intolerant to compression dressings.
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