ArticleInternational wound journal2018
Predicting delayed healing: The diagnostic accuracy of a venous leg ulcer risk assessment tool.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prognostic models for clinical outcomes in patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Elevation of Plasma IL-15 and RANTES as Potential Biomarkers of Healing in Chronic Venous Ulcerations: A Pilot Study.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Venous leg ulcers treated with fish collagen gel in a 12-week randomized single-centre study.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2022Article
- Thermal imaging potential and limitations to predict healing of venous leg ulcers.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Why Venous Leg Ulcers Have Difficulty Healing: Overview on Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- The Wound Healing Index for Predicting Venous Leg Ulcer Outcome.Advances in wound care · 2020Article
- Potential prognostic factors for delayed healing of common, non-traumatic skin ulcers: A scoping review.International wound journal · 2019Article
- Predicting delayed healing: The diagnostic accuracy of a venous leg ulcer risk assessment tool.International wound journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to validate a newly developed tool that can predict the risk of failure to heal of a venous leg ulcer in 24 weeks. The risk assessment tool was validated, and performance of the tool was assessed using Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC) analysis. Retrospective and prospective validation was conducted through multi-site, longitudinal studies. In the retrospective study (n = 318), 30% of ulcers did not heal within 24 weeks, with the tool demonstrating an AUC of 0.80 (95% CI, 0.68-0.93, P < .001) for the total score. In the prospective study across 10 clinical sites (n = 225), 31% (n = 68) of ulcers did not heal within 24 weeks. Participants were classified with the RAT at enrolment as being at low risk (27%), moderate risk (53%) or high risk (20%) of delayed healing; the proportion of wounds unhealed at 24 weeks was 6%, 29% and 59%, respectively. Validation results of the total score indicated good discrimination and goodness of fit with an AUC of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.71-0.85, P < .001). Validation of this risk assessment tool offers assurance that realistic outcomes can be predicted for patients, and scores can guide early decisions on interventions to address specific risk factors for failing to heal, thus promoting timely healing.
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