title: Evaluation of Urgotol plus K-Four compression for venous leg ulcers.
abstract: In this non-comparative clinical evaluation, 36 subjects with venous leg ulcers, 85% of which were indolent or deteriorating, were treated with Urgotul lipidocolloid wound dressing and the K-Four multilayer compression bandaging system for 12 weeks or to healing--whichever occurred first. Results show that Urgotul was an ideal dressing in combination with K-Four, being easy to apply (98.7%) and remove (98.1%), and largely pain-free (95.6%) and non-adherent (99.7%). In a patient group of "hard-to-heal" ulcers, 50% of the ulcers healed within the treatment period. Ulcers not healed after 12 weeks achieved almost 50% area reduction on average. The treatment combination proved safe, with only one of seven adverse events reported being probably related to the products used. This study supports the use of a combination of Urgotul dressing and K-Four compression to provide a "matched" treatment for venous leg ulcers.
authors.affiliation: North Dorset Primary Care Trust, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gittins
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Whitehurst
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001458:Bandages; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012449:Safety; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D010577:Petrolatum