VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) – compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model

VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) – compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model

Background: Compression is an effective and recommended treatment for venous leg ulcers. Although the four-layer bandage (4LB) is regarded as the gold standard compression system, it is recognised that the amount of compression delivered might be compromised by poor application technique. Also the b...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Shehzad Ali, Pedro Saramago, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Una Adderley, J Martin Bland, Nicky A Cullum, Jo C Dumville, Cynthia P Iglesias, Arthur R Kang’ombe, Marta O Soares, Nikki C Stubbs, David J Torgerson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2014-09-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
venus iv
venous leg ulcer study iv
compression
hosiery
treatment
venous leg ulcer
randomised controlled trial
mixed-treatment comparison
decision-analytic model
two-layer bandage
four-layer bandage
recurrence rate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18570

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18570

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