Treatment in the home setting with intermittent pneumatic compression for a woman with chronic leg ulcers: a case report

Abstract Background Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) is shown to improve the healing rate of Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) in the hospital setting. The current Australian “Gold Standard” treatment according to the Australian and New Zealand Wound Management Associations’ (AWMA) Prevention & Ma...

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Main Authors: Katrina Young, Harrison Ng Chok, Lesley Wilkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Nursing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-017-0250-2