A prospective randomised controlled trial and economic modelling of antimicrobial silver dressings versus non-adherent control dressings for venous leg ulcers: the VULCAN trial

A prospective randomised controlled trial and economic modelling of antimicrobial silver dressings versus non-adherent control dressings for venous leg ulcers: the VULCAN trial

Objective: To examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of antimicrobial silver-donating dressings for venous leg ulcers compared with simple non-adherent (also known as low-adherent) dressings. Design: A pragmatic, prospective randomised controlled trial (RCT) and cost-effectiveness analysis...

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Main Authors:	JA Michaels, WB Campbell, BM King, J MacIntyre, SJ Palfreyman, P Shackley, MD Stevenson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	NIHR Journals Library 2009-11-01
Series:	Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:	antimicrobial-dressings compression-bandage silver-donating ulcer-healing venous-leg-ulcer
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3310/hta13560

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