Stasis dermatitis: differentiation from other common causes of lower leg inflammation and management strategies

AK Rzepecki, R Blasiak - Current Geriatrics Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Stasis dermatitis is an inflammatory dermatosis of the lower
extremities that most commonly occurs in elderly patients with underlying chronic venous …

Therapeutic compression materials and wound dressings for chronic venous insufficiency: A comprehensive review

X Wu, R Liu, TT Lao - … of Biomedical Materials Research Part B …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common disorder worldwide. Related
pathophysiological mechanisms reportedly involve venous pooling and reduced venous …

Treating Infected Non-Healing Venous Leg Ulcers with Medical-Grade Honey: A Prospective Case Series

GE Papanikolaou, G Gousios, NAJ Cremers… - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are hard-to-heal wounds and are prone to microbial colonization.
Innovative and improved therapies are thus required to resolve local infection and enhance …

Assessment of the use of Unna boot in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers in adults: systematic review protocol

T Paranhos, CSB Paiva, FCI Cardoso, PP Apolinário… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is an anomaly of the normal functioning of
the venous system caused by valvular incompetence with or without the obstruction of …

Efficacy and safety of platelet‐rich plasma in the treatment of venous ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

Z Hu, S Wang, H Yang, H Xv, B Shan… - International Wound …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the substantial impact of venous ulcers on quality of life and healthcare
systems, this study evaluated the efficacy and safety of platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) in …

A new compression system for treatment of venous leg ulcers: a prospective, single-arm, clinical trial (FREEDOM)

P Senet, A Addala, P Léger, M Chahim… - Journal of wound …, 2022 - magonlinelibrary.com
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and acceptability of a new multicomponent
compression system in one bandage for the local treatment of patients with venous leg …

Compression for Lower Extremity Venous Disease and Lymphedema (CLEVDAL): Update of the VLU Algorithm

CR Ratliff, S Yates, L McNichol… - Journal of Wound Ostomy …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society charged a task force
with updating the venous leg ulcer (VLU) algorithm to include the addition of lymphedema …

A retrospective cohort study comparing two treatments for active venous leg ulcers

X Liu, G Zheng, B Ye, W Chen, H Xie, T Zhang, J Lin - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) have
largely replaced traditional surgery for treatment of varicose veins (VVs) with active venous …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles for chronic wound healing: Bioengineering, standardization, and safety

Y Shimizu, EH Ntege, Y Inoue, N Matsuura… - Regenerative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic wounds represent a significant global burden, afflicting millions with debilitating
complications. Despite standard care, impaired healing persists due to factors like persistent …

[HTML][HTML] Opioids' effect on healing of venous leg ulcers

I Herskovitz, FE MacQuhae, JE Dickerson Jr… - Journal of investigative …, 2017 - Elsevier
Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most common cause of leg ulcers (Alavi et al., 2016)
affecting 2.2% of Americans 65 years of age and older (Heit et al., 2001) and are costly as …