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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Katrina Young, Harrison Ng Chok, Lesley Wilkes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-09-01
Series:	BMC Nursing
Subjects:	Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Chronic Leg Ulcer (CLU) Venous Leg Ulcer (VLU) Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) Lymphoedema Case report
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-017-0250-2

Similar Items

Home management of lower limb lymphoedema with an intermittent pneumatic compression device: a feasibility study
by: Nyree Dunn, et al.
Published: (2019-09-01)

Analytical study of leg ulcers and surgical management
by: G Lakshmi Narayana, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Why Venous Leg Ulcers Have Difficulty Healing: Overview on Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Treatment
by: Joseph D. Raffetto, et al.
Published: (2020-12-01)

Chronic venous leg ulcers – role of topical zinc
by: Maher SF
Published: (2015-06-01)

Arginase Signalling as a Key Player in Chronic Wound Pathophysiology and Healing
by: Denis C. Szondi, et al.
Published: (2021-10-01)

Management of ulcers in lymphoedematous limbs
by: Vishnu M. Karnasula
Published: (2012-05-01)

Venous Leg Ulcers: Effectiveness of new compression therapy/moist wound healing combination confirmed
by: Editorial Office
Published: (2016-03-01)

Occurrence and Severity of Pain in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers: A 12-Week Longitudinal Study
by: Paulina Mościcka, et al.
Published: (2020-10-01)

Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Dystrophic Subcutaneous Calcification
by: Sara Castelo Branco, et al.
Published: (2019-02-01)

Sulodexide: implicazioni cliniche ed economiche
by: Orietta Zaniolo, et al.
Published: (2005-06-01)

Treatment of Leg Ulcers Accompanied by Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Lymphedema Caused by IgG4-Related Disease
by: Hee Chul Yu, et al.
Published: (2023-11-01)

Improving Adherence to Wearing Compression Stockings for Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Leg Ulcers: A Scoping Review
by: Bar L, et al.
Published: (2021-09-01)

Endovenous Laser Ablation of Venous Ulcers of the Lower Limbs: A Study of the Relationship between Applied Laser Power and Age/Gender
by: Bushra Ghali Yousif Al-tameemi, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)

Clinico-etiological evaluation of chronic leg ulcer in a tertiary care center of eastern India
by: Falguni Nag, et al.
Published: (2020-01-01)

Bacterial Species Involved in Venous Leg Ulcer Infections and Their Sensitivity to Antibiotherapy—An Alarm Signal Regarding the Seriousness of Chronic Venous Insufficiency C6 Stage and Its Need for Prompt Treatment
by: Sergiu-Ciprian Matei, et al.
Published: (2024-02-01)

Analysis of patient knowledge on interdisciplinary care and self-care in venous leg ulcers
by: Joanna Michalik, et al.
Published: (2017-08-01)

Analysis of patient knowledge on interdisciplinary care and self-care in venous leg ulcers
by: Joanna Michalik, et al.
Published: (2017-08-01)

Compression Therapy Is Not Contraindicated in Diabetic Patients with Venous or Mixed Leg Ulcer
by: Giovanni Mosti, et al.
Published: (2020-11-01)

Value of combined exercise and ultrasound as an adjunct to compression therapy in chronic venous leg ulcers
by: Rehab A.E Sallam, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01)

A prospective case series evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Klox BioPhotonic System in venous leg ulcers
by: Nikolis A, et al.
Published: (2016-09-01)

An observational study protocol to explore loneliness and systemic inflammation in an older adult population with chronic venous leg ulcers
by: Teresa J. Kelechi, et al.
Published: (2021-02-01)

The Effect of Local Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy on the Composition of Bacterial Flora in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcer
by: Witold Woźniak, et al.
Published: (2016-08-01)

Nonhealing venous ulcer in a patient with dystrophic soft tissue calcification
by: Abdullah Nasif, MD, et al.
Published: (2022-06-01)

The Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Compared with Compression Therapy in Healing Venous Leg Ulcers
by: Paweł T. Dolibog, et al.
Published: (2024-04-01)

News in Pathogenesis of Chronic Venous Insufficiency
by: Mazuchova J, et al.
Published: (2016-08-01)

Homocysteine and Inflammatory Cytokines in the Clinical Assessment of Infection in Venous Leg Ulcers
by: Ilaria Cavallo, et al.
Published: (2022-09-01)

Malignant Tumours Presenting as Chronic Leg or Foot Ulcers
by: Frédéric Toussaint, et al.
Published: (2021-05-01)

The place of subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) in advanced chronic venous insufficiency treatment
by: Wiesław Pesta, et al.
Published: (2011-12-01)

Clinical and histopathological responses to bee venom phonophoresis in treating venous and diabetic ulcers: a single-blind randomized controlled trial
by: Eman M. Othman, et al.
Published: (2023-04-01)

Contagem de plaquetas e caracterização clínica de úlceras de perna anticardiolipinas positivas
by: Thelma Laroka Skare, et al.

Venous Stasis Leg Ulcers: A Review
by: David Gaus
Published: (2020-02-01)

Venous leg ulcers treated with fish collagen gel in a 12-week randomized single-centre study
by: Justyna Cwajda-Białasik, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01)

Leg ulcers in patients with diabetes: an underestimated problem?
by: Oleg Viktorovich Udovichenko, et al.
Published: (2015-02-01)

Efficacy and safety of pentoxifylline for chronic venous leg ulcers: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial in China (ESPECT study)
by: Lihong Chen, et al.
Published: (2023-08-01)

Th17-Gene Expression Profile in Patients with Chronic Venous Disease and Venous Ulcers: Genetic Modulations and Preliminary Clinical Evidence
by: Rosario Amato, et al.
Published: (2022-06-01)

Factors influencing the implementation of a lifestyle counseling program in patients with venous leg ulcers: a multiple case study
by: van de Glind Irene M, et al.
Published: (2012-10-01)

Abordagem de pacientes com úlcera da perna de etiologia venosa Management of patients with venous leg ulcer
by: Luciana Patrícia Fernandes Abbade, et al.
Published: (2006-12-01)

Vitamina D e cicatrização de pele: estudo prospectivo, duplo-cego, placebo controlado na cicatrização de úlceras de perna
by: Claudine Juliana Cristina Caznoch Burkiewicz, et al.

Early versus deferred endovenous ablation of superficial venous reflux in patients with venous ulceration: the EVRA RCT
by: Manjit S Gohel, et al.
Published: (2019-05-01)

Atypical presentation of Sjogren’s syndrome with MALT lymphoma mimicking chronic venous ulcers
by: Marta Wasilewska
Published: (2021-07-01)