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Leg ulcers due to heart failure?
Heart failure is the most frequent reason for hospitalization and readmission in the elderly. Although we do not usually think of it as a potential trigger for leg wounds, the reality is that it...
6 reasons why a venous ulcer does not heal despite compression therapy
Compression therapy is the mainstay of treatment for venous ulcers. In fact, it is very accurate to say that, "when faced with a venous ulcer, without compression there is no option for healing".
However, there...
Why punch graft attachment has not been achieved?
This is a question that you will have asked more than once all of you who are performing this technique:)
As we have commented in other posts, punch grafts, even if they do not adhere...
Why does the classification of pressure ulcers fall short?
Because it does not include information that is very relevant in the evaluation of these wounds...
As a reminder, the most widespread and widely used classification of pressure ulcers is the NPUAP/EPUAP (National/European Pressure Ulcer...
Have you heard about the “sitter´s sign?”
Most likely you don't know the name of the sign, but if you work with older people, you've probably seen the lesions it describes on more than one occasion 😉 In fact, they are...
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CEAP Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders: Let’s all speak the same...
The CEAP classification (Clinical-Etiological-Anatomical-Pathophysiological) was created in 1994 to standardize the diverse manifestations of chronic venous disease. It was modified in 2004 to refer...
Distraction as analgesic strategy during dressing changes
Professionals involved in wound management know that dressing changes represent an enormously stressful factor for patients, mainly because of the associated pain. Pain has...
Pustular and erosive leg dermatosis: you may have seen a case...
Pustular and erosive dermatosis of the legs is a disorder that may be underdiagnosed because of lack of knowledge of its existence.. Have you...
In front of a skin ulcer, when should we suspect of...
A malignant ulcer can occur in 2 different contexts:
Malignancy of a chronic, long-standing ulcer
Ulcerated primary skin tumor
The malignant transformation of a chronic...
Emollients for eczema on legs
What is the best moisturising recommendation for the elderly with dry skin or those with eczema secondary to venous insufficiency?
You have probably asked yourself...
What type of compression therapy to choose in each situation?
Once again, the post in summer time has compression therapy as its main theme. Last year we talked about the "Essential Decalogue in the...
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