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Management of venous ulcers: State of the art

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Venous ulceration is a complex and serious problem that affects 1-2% of the global elderly population (>65 years), and its incidence is constantly increasing. The population group with higher risk of development of venous ulceration is the elderly. These lesions have a significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. Our aim was to analyze the state of the art, starting with the medical literature review. The evidence supports that managing chronic wounds with a multidisciplinary wound care team significantly increases wound healing and reduces the severity of wound-associated pain and the required daily wound treatments compared with persons who are not managed by such a team.

Source: International Journal of Surgery

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.015

Authors: Silvia Marola, Alessia Ferrarese, Mario Solej, Stefano Enrico, Mario Nano, Valter Martino

Institutions: Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, University of Turin

Language: English

Topic: Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2473497903

FWCI: 4.586

Cites: 33

Cited by: 44

Related to: 10