title: Do short-stretch bandages affect distal blood pressure in patients with mixed aetiology leg ulcers?
abstract: Compression is considered inappropriate for patients with mixed aetiology leg ulcers. However, digital blood pressure measurements suggest that short-stretch bandages do not increase the risk of peripheral ischaemia in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Top
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Arveschoug
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fogh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D018579:Patient Selection; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D053828:Stockings, Compression / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014945:Wound Healing