What's new: Management of venous leg ulcers: Treating venous leg ulcers.
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Venous leg ulcers account for approximately 70% of all leg ulcers and affect 2.2 million Americans annually. After a comprehensive patient and wound assessment, compression therapy remains the cornerstone of standard care. Adjuvant care with topical or systemic agents is used for wounds that do not heal within 4 weeks. Once healed, long-term compression therapy with stockings or surgical intervention will reduce the incidence of recurrence. This continuing medical education article aims to outline optimal management for patients with venous leg ulcers, highlighting the role of a multidisciplinary team in delivering high quality care.
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Male, Wound Healing, management; medical therapy; surgical intervention; varicose veins; venous leg ulcers; Chronic Disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Compression Bandages; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Female; Humans; Leg Ulcer; Male; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Prognosis; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recurrence; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Skin Care; Treatment Outcome; Varicose Ulcer; Vascular Surgical Procedures; Wound Healing; 2708, Leg Ulcer, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Prognosis, Skin Care, Combined Modality Therapy, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Varicose Ulcer, Treatment Outcome, Recurrence, Compression Bandages, Chronic Disease, Humans, Female, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Male, Wound Healing, management; medical therapy; surgical intervention; varicose veins; venous leg ulcers; Chronic Disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Compression Bandages; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Female; Humans; Leg Ulcer; Male; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Prognosis; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recurrence; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Skin Care; Treatment Outcome; Varicose Ulcer; Vascular Surgical Procedures; Wound Healing; 2708, Leg Ulcer, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Prognosis, Skin Care, Combined Modality Therapy, Risk Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Varicose Ulcer, Treatment Outcome, Recurrence, Compression Bandages, Chronic Disease, Humans, Female, Vascular Surgical Procedures, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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