Compression bandaging: are practitioners achieving the ideal sub-bandage pressures?
Compression bandaging is the mainstay of conservative management of patients with venous ulceration. But debate is growing over what levels of pressure to apply and how to balance this with what patients can tolerate.
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland. zmoore@rcsi.ie
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D001458:Bandages / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance