Controlling the pain of venous leg ulceration.
Compression therapy can often exacerbate the pain of venous leg ulceration. A pain management programme using a team approach to care can promote compliance with compression therapy. Nurses need to be sensitive and responsive to an individual's pain.
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City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham.
D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000150:complications*