applied. Her pain was worse the night after dressing procedures, so the GP suggested Mrs A have an additional 50mg tramadol on the evening after dressing changes. Her need for extra tramadol diminished 6 weeks into treatment and was not reported in the final month of healing of her wound. ...
moisture lesions, diabetic foot ulcers etc) and there is a clear pathway for them to follow. Sadly, the green highlights the clinical realities. Even if this is applied to surgical wounds, where the risk assessment for a wound is
3Bradford Wound Healing Unit, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bradford, Bradford, UK Contact address: E Andrea Nelson, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Baines Wing, Leeds, LS2 9UT, UK. e.a.nelson@leeds.ac.uk. Editorial group: Cochra...
Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University, School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK * Correspondence to J White Cedar Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Cardiff Medicentre Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4UJ UK E-mail: judith.white3@wales.nhs.uk Publication History Article first published online: 25...
driver, accounting for up to 58% of the 6-monthly NHS cost, whereas dressings accounted for <10% of the cost.Use of NSBF leads to significantly greater wound size reduction than that observed in the other two groups and may facilitate the healing of larger wounds without increasing costs. ...
Bandages have a history stretching back thousands of years to the time of the ancient Egyptians, who used simple woven fabrics, often coated with adhesives, resins and other medicaments as dressings to aid wound healing. Like some of the bandages used today, these were made from non-extensible...
6. Moffatt CJ, Dorman MC. Recurrence of leg ulcers within a community ulcer service.J Wound Care1995;4(2): 57-61. 7. Dale JJ. The anatomy and physiology of the circulation of the legs.. In: Cullum N, Roe B, editors.Leg ulcers: nursing management - a research based guide. Harrow:...
(CullumandRoe,1995). Theeffectivetreatmentoflowerlimbulcer- ationishighlydependentuponestablishingthe aetiologyofthewoundandtheidentification ofotherassociatedconditionsthatmayhave anadverseeffectonhealing(Vowdenand Vowden,2001).Legulcerscanbevenousin origin,arterial,oramixtureofboth,andmay resultfromothercauses...
Evidence suggests that the application of standard, strong, graduated compression bandaging does not apply therapeutic compression to the retromalleolar fossa. The addition of compression strapping has been found to increase sub-bandage pressure, promote healing, reduce pain and increase quality of life ...