title: New, improved Kerraboot: a tool for leg ulcer healing.
abstract: Lower limb ulcers can be debilitating to the individual affected, and are costly for the NHS to treat. The aim of treatment is to address the underlying pathology that caused the ulcer, and to create a warm, moist wound environment that promotes wound healing, This article discusses the improved Kerraboot, which effectively draws excess moisture away from the wound, but also keeps the wound warm, moist and clean. Although evidence of cost-effectiveness has yet to be collected, anecdotal reports suggest that the device heals wounds quickly and reduces input from health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Cheshire West.
authors.forename: Dee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009812:Odorants; D018579:Patient Selection; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing