Abstract
A nurse-led multicentre randomised controlled trial will compare the clinical effectiveness of weekly ultrasound combined with standard care in the treatment of ‘hard-to-heal’ venous leg ulcers. Recruitment started last autumn.
Leg ulceration is a chronic, relapsing and remitting condition, which has a significant personal impact on older people’s health and quality of life. In developed countries venous leg ulcers represent up to 84% of all leg ulcer cases. The total cost of leg ulcer management in the UK in 1989 was estimated to be between £150 million and £600 million per annum, with more than 60% of this attributed to community-based nursing services.
Leg ulceration is a chronic, relapsing and remitting condition, which has a significant personal impact on older people’s health and quality of life. In developed countries venous leg ulcers represent up to 84% of all leg ulcer cases. The total cost of leg ulcer management in the UK in 1989 was estimated to be between £150 million and £600 million per annum, with more than 60% of this attributed to community-based nursing services.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-41 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Wound Care |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- hard-to-heal venous leg ulcers
- ultrasound
- RCT