The difficulty and the solution of compression therapy in a healed venous leg ulcer.
Continuing preventative treatment once a venous ulcer is healed is fraught with dangers, with the most common problem being the inability of the wearer or their carer to apply compression therapy. A new novel compression modality has been introduced to solve the dilemma of applying compression once an injury has healed. This compression is also time-saving for practitioners who wish to heal leg ulcers. This will have an impact on the time restrictions of practice and district nurses-who have a 10-15 minute slot to dress and bandage their patients' venous ulcers.
Wound Care Consultant Nurse, East Sussex.
Sylvie
S
Hampton
D058128:Compression Bandages; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
compression wrap; dexterity; pathophysiology; time-saving