Clinical progress of wound management in venous leg ulcers

VernacularTitle:下肢静脉溃疡创面临床治疗进展
Author: Han WANG ¹ ; Qihong NI ; Ting ZHANG ; Haiyan DING ; Xin QIAN ; Can LU ; Lan ZHANG
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1. 上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院血管外科 200127
Keywords: Varicose ulcer; Wound healing
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2019;18(7):684-687
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Venous leg ulcer (VLU) is a disease of venous hypertension leading to open skin lesions of lower extremities, which is the terminal stage of chronic venous insufficiency. Considering the high prevalence and recurrence rate, VLU restrain daily activities, impair mental health and even contribute to social isolation of patients. Currently, surgery and compression therapy are wildly used to relieve symptoms and eliminate the etiological factors, however, ulcers remain unhealed even after these treatments in many cases. In this article, we review the clinical progress of treatment for VLU, including the debridement, antibiotics, ulcer dressing, negative pressure wound therapy and skin graft, to provide reference on the therapeutic strategy for different ulcer conditions.