Making sense of the venous leg ulcer debate: a literature review.
Venous leg ulcers cause patients much distress. Treating them is expensive, with many hidden costs. As understanding of the causes and development of this condition improves, debate over the best treatments or treatment combinations is growing.
Leach
M J
MJ
Royal District Nursing Service SA, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. Matthew.Leach@postgrads.unisa.edu.au
D001458:Bandages; D015984:Causality; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018450:Disease Progression; D005337:Fibrin / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D005337:Fibrin