title: Leg ulcer management in a nurse-led, hospital-based clinic.
abstract: This paper describes the clinical outcomes from a nurse-led leg ulcer clinic over a period of three and a half years. Leg ulcers were assessed in a structured way and venous ulcers were treated with four-layer compression bandaging. The study involved retrospective analysis of 159 patients with 180 venous leg ulcers. Overall healing rates were 64.5% at 12 weeks, 84.1% at 24 weeks and 91.4% at 36 weeks. Healing rates were not affected by a history of previous ulceration or by bilateral limb ulceration. However, healing rates varied with previous ulcer duration, ulcer size and patient mobility.
authors.affiliation: Bradford Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Vowden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vowden
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing