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ArticleAnais brasileiros de dermatologia

Evaluation of treatment with carboxymethylcellulose on chronic venous ulcers.

Virginia Januário, Dione Augusto de Ávila, Maria Alice Penetra, Ana Luisa Bittencourt Sampaio, Maria Isabel Noronha Neta, Flavia de Freire Cassia, Sueli Carneiro

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Article in Anais brasileiros de dermatologia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Virginia JanuárioUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Dione Augusto de ÁvilaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Alice PenetraUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ana Luisa Bittencourt SampaioHospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maria Isabel Noronha NetaUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Flavia de Freire CassiaHospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Sueli CarneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRHospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado · BRUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidade Federal de Roraima · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong the chronic leg ulcers, venous ulcers are the most common and constitute a major burden to public health. Despite all technology available, some patients do not respond to established treatments. In our study, carboxymethylcellulose was tested in the treatment of refractory chronic venous ulcers.

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of carboxymethylcellulose 20% on the healing of chronic venous ulcers refractory to conventional treatments.

methodsThis is an analytical, pre-experimental study. Thirty patients were included with refractory venous ulcers, and applied dressings with carboxymethylcellulose 20% for 20 weeks. The analysis was based on measurement of the area of ulcers, performed at the first visit and after the end of the treatment.

resultsThere was a reduction of 3.9 cm2 of lesion area (p=0.0001), corresponding to 38.8% (p=0.0001). There was no interruption of treatment and no increase in lesion area in any patient.

conclusionsCarboxymethylcellulose 20% represents a low cost and effective therapeutic alternative for the treatment of refractory chronic venous ulcers. However, controlled studies are necessary to prove its efficacy.

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Compression BandagesAdultAgedCarboxymethylcellulose SodiumChronic DiseaseDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStatistics, NonparametricTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVaricose UlcerWound HealingCarboxymethylcellulose Sodium

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PMID26982773
PMCPMC4782641
OpenAlexW2345514152

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