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Venous Ulcers - Guidelines and Quality Measures

Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) are relatively common, affecting 1% of the population in the U.S. This topic discusses treatment and prevention of VLU. Evidence-based ...

Venous Ulcers - Overview

Venous leg ulcer overview: evidence-based clinical guidelines, quality measures and resources.

Venous ulcers - Introduction and Assessment

Instead, guidelines suggest wound culture only when VLU shows clinical signs of infection. See topic "How to Collect a Wound Swab (Levine Technique) for Culture ...

Venous Ulcers - Treatment and Prevention

See potential solutions for some of these scenarios in the section 'Practice Tips' in topic "Compression Therapy". Troubleshooting adverse effects. Compression ...

Venous ulcers

Venous Ulcers - Overview - Free topic: Latest clinical guidelines, Quality Measures and resources on venous leg ulcer. Venous ulcers - Introduction and ...

Arterial Ulcers - Guidelines and Quality Measures

For patient education, see topic "Patient Education - Arterial Ulcer". EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES. Below is a list of the some of the most recent ...

Compression Therapy

Please see “Venous ulcers” section on 'Compression' for rationales and summary of evidence supporting the recommendations below. 1B. For VLU patients with no ...

Compression: Gradient compression stockings

... This topic describes the role of gradient compression stocking, a subtype of compression therapy, in the management of venous leg ulcer (VLU)

Arterial Ulcer - Treatment

Arterial or ischemic leg ulcers (AU) are leg ulcers that develop due to inadequate blood supply to the skin (arterial insufficiency). This topic covers ...

Arterial Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment

... For a patient education handout, see topic "Patient Education - Arterial Ulcer"

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