Oedema and its treatment.
Bandages have been applied to leg ulcers for centuries, but it is only comparatively recently that the relationship between oedema reduction and ulcer healing has been recognised. Oedema inhibits the microcirculation, preventing adequate perfusion and nutritional exchange.
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Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford.
D001458:Bandages; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications*