Progress of compression therapy in treatment of venous leg ulcer / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
; (6): 1199-1204, 2021.
Article
em Zh
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| ID: wpr-911759
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is the most common chronic ulcer of lower extremity caused by persistent venous hypertension. Although the mortality rate is low, VLU seriously affects the quality of life of patients, and has the potential for infection, deterioration, and amputation. The compression therapy is simple and easy to implement, it can effectively reduce venous hypertension and is the most important conservative therapy for treating and preventing recurrence of VLU. There are various devices and applications of compression therapy, and this article reviews the classification of compression therapy, and its application in treatment and recurrence prevention of VLU.
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WPRIM
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article