Adjustable compression wrap devices are cheaper and more effective than inelastic bandages for venous leg ulcer healing. A Multicentric Italian Randomized Clinical Experience

doi:10.1177/0268355519858439

Randomized Controlled Trial

. 2020 Mar;35(2):124-133.

doi: 10.1177/0268355519858439. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Adjustable compression wrap devices are cheaper and more effective than inelastic bandages for venous leg ulcer healing. A Multicentric Italian Randomized Clinical Experience

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¹ Angiology Department, MD Barbantini Clinic, Lucca, Italy.
² Heart and Vascular Surgery Department, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
³ Outpatient Department for Hard-to-Heal skin ulcers, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, Italy.
⁴ Vascular Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Surgery Unit, Villa Fiorita Clinic, Prato, Italy.
⁵ Surgery Department, Valdisieve Hospital, Florence, Italy.
⁶ Vascular Medicine Dpt. USL Toscana Centro, Florence, Italy.
⁷ Angiomedica Clinic, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Siena, Italy.
⁸ Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italian National Research Council e CNR, Pisa, Italy.
⁹ Emeritus, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 31234752
DOI: 10.1177/0268355519858439

Randomized Controlled Trial

Adjustable compression wrap devices are cheaper and more effective than inelastic bandages for venous leg ulcer healing. A Multicentric Italian Randomized Clinical Experience

Giovanni Mosti et al. Phlebology. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;35(2):124-133.

doi: 10.1177/0268355519858439. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Angiology Department, MD Barbantini Clinic, Lucca, Italy.
² Heart and Vascular Surgery Department, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
³ Outpatient Department for Hard-to-Heal skin ulcers, San Giuseppe Hospital, Empoli, Italy.
⁴ Vascular Ulcers and Diabetic Foot Surgery Unit, Villa Fiorita Clinic, Prato, Italy.
⁵ Surgery Department, Valdisieve Hospital, Florence, Italy.
⁶ Vascular Medicine Dpt. USL Toscana Centro, Florence, Italy.
⁷ Angiomedica Clinic, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Siena, Italy.
⁸ Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italian National Research Council e CNR, Pisa, Italy.
⁹ Emeritus, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 31234752
DOI: 10.1177/0268355519858439

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Keywords: Venous leg ulcers; adjustable compression wraps; compression therapy; costs; inelastic bandages.

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Adjustable compression wrap devices are cheaper and more effective than inelastic bandages for venous leg ulcer healing. A Multicentric Italian Randomized Clinical Experience

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