title: Arterial disease ulcers, part 2: treatment.
abstract: The objectives of this article are to describe the therapeutic options available and develop an appropriate clinical approach suitable to the individual needs of the patient with arterial insufficiency, based on the wound bed preparation paradigm. This information will also assist in the integration of decision making regarding appropriate clinical intervention in an interprofessional team approach, according to the International Inter-professional Wound Caring Model 2012, with inclusion of patient-centered concerns within the patient's circle of care.
authors.affiliation: Gregory Ralph Weir, MBChB, MMed(Surg), Certificate in Vascular Surgery, IIWCC (ZA) • Medical Director • Vascular and Hyperbaric Unit, Life Eugene Marais Hospital • Pretoria, South Africa Hiske Smart, MA, RN, PG Dip(UK), IIWCC (Toronto) • Nurse Manager • Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, King Hamad University Hospital • Muharraq Island, Kingdom of Bahrain Jacobus van Marle, MBChB, MMEd(Surg) • Consultant Vascular Surgeon • Medical University of South Africa • Pretoria, South Africa Frans Johannes Cronje, MBChB(UP), BSc(Hons), MSc • Associate Medical Director • Baromedical Facility, Tygerberg Hospital • Western Province, Cape Town, South Africa R. Gary Sibbald, BSc, MD, MEd, FRCPC(Med Derm), MACP, FAAD, MAPWCA • Professor of Public Health and Medicine • University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Director • International Interprofessional Wound Care Course & Masters of Science in Community Health (Prevention & Wound Care) • Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto • Past President • World Union of Wound Healing Societies • Course Coordinator • International Interprofessional Wound Care Course at New York University Medical Center • Clinical Editor • Advances in Skin & Wound Care • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Gregory Ralph
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: Hiske
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.forename: Jacobus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Marle
authors.forename: Frans Johannes
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cronje
authors.forename: R Gary
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Sibbald
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003657:Decision Making; D004496:Education, Continuing; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D059408:Pain Management / Q000451:nursing; D010166:Palliative Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing