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Why do chronic venous leg ulcers not heal?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19287249     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Chronic venous leg ulcers account for the majority of lower extremity ulcers and represent a serious health and financial burden. Although several clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews are available to guide treatment decisions, healing rates have not improved over the last decade. This research study illustrates some of the limitations of relying on existing databases to guide wound management as well as the importance of considering patient preferences, staff knowledge and skill, and available resources.
Authors:
Katherine R Jones
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nursing care quality     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1550-5065     ISO Abbreviation:  J Nurs Care Qual     Publication Date:    2009 Apr-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-16     Completed Date:  2009-07-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9200672     Medline TA:  J Nurs Care Qual     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  116-24; quiz 125-6     Citation Subset:  IM; N    
Affiliation:
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Katherine.jones@case.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
Bandages
Chronic Disease
Debridement
Evidence-Based Practice
Female
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Leg Ulcer / epidemiology,  therapy*
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Needs Assessment
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Physician's Practice Patterns / organization & administration*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Skin Care / instrumentation,  methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Stockings, Compression
Treatment Failure
United States / epidemiology
Wound Healing*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Infective Agents, Local

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