Self-Care-Based Treatment Using Ordinary Elastic Bandages for Venous Leg Ulcers

  • Suehiro K
  • Morikage N
  • Harada T
  • et al.
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Abstract

Objective: We aimed to study venous leg ulcer (VLU) healing and recurrence rates of VLU using a self-care-based treatment strategy. Methods: The study included 36 patients (43 legs) who visited our clinic between April 2009 and June 2015 because of non-healing VLUs and who had been treated by us for more than a year (until June 2016). Patients or their caregivers were first provided instructions for performing the no-intentional-stretch bandaging technique using ordinary elastic bandages. Wounds were cleansed with tepid water daily, and bandages were reapplied by patients or their caregivers; this was continued until VLUs were healed. Compression was discontinued after healing, but was restarted if persistent swelling and/or dermatitis was noticed on their legs. Results: The median ulcer size was 6.5 cm 2 (range, 1-105 cm 2). The median number of clinic visits until healing was six (range, 3-35). The 6-and 12-month healing rates were 67% and 86%, respectively. Twenty (44%) legs required compression therapy after VLU healing. The cumulative recurrence-free rate at 60 months was 86%. Conclusion: Reasonable healing and recurrence rates were achieved by applying a self-care-based VLU treatment strategy.

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Suehiro, K., Morikage, N., Harada, T., Samura, M., Takeuchi, Y., Mizoguchi, T., & Hamano, K. (2017). Self-Care-Based Treatment Using Ordinary Elastic Bandages for Venous Leg Ulcers. Annals of Vascular Diseases, 10(3), 229–233. https://doi.org/10.3400/avd.oa.17-00029

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