Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare venous leg difference between the two groups concernulcer
patients with and without ulcer pain to see ing compression therapy (85% vs. 88%), but 12%
whether ulcer pain affected the use of antibiotic of patients in the ‘pain’ group did not get their
treatment and compression therapy throughout prescribed compression compared with 6% of
healing. A total of 431 patients with venous leg patients in the ‘no pain’ group. The groups did
ulcers were included during the study period. not differ significantly in terms of ulcer duration,
Every patient was registered in a national quality ulcer size or healing time. This study shows a high
registry for patients with hard-to-heal leg, foot, incidence of ulcer pain, confirming that pain has
and pressure ulcers. A high incidence of ulcer pain a great impact on patients with venous leg ulcers.
(57%) was found when the patients entered the Results further suggest that the presence of ulcer
study. Patients with ulcer pain had been treated pain increases the prescription of antibiotics but
more extensively with antibiotics both before does not affect the use of compression therapy,
and during the study period. Throughout heal- Several advantages were found from using a
ing there was a significant reduction of antibiotic national quality registry. The registry is a valuable
use among patients in the ‘no pain’ group, from clinical tool showing the importance of accurate
44% to 23% (P=0.008). There was no significant diagnosis and effective treatment.
AbstractThe aim of this study was to compare venous leg difference between the two groups concernulcerpatients with and without ulcer pain to see ing compression therapy (85% vs. 88%), but 12%whether ulcer pain affected the use of antibiotic of patients in the ‘pain’ group did not get theirtreatment and compression therapy throughout prescribed compression compared with 6% ofhealing. A total of 431 patients with venous leg patients in the ‘no pain’ group. The groups didulcers were included during the study period. not differ significantly in terms of ulcer duration,Every patient was registered in a national quality ulcer size or healing time. This study shows a highregistry for patients with hard-to-heal leg, foot, incidence of ulcer pain, confirming that pain hasand pressure ulcers. A high incidence of ulcer pain a great impact on patients with venous leg ulcers.(57%) was found when the patients entered the Results further suggest that the presence of ulcerstudy. Patients with ulcer pain had been treated pain increases the prescription of antibiotics butmore extensively with antibiotics both before does not affect the use of compression therapy,and during the study period. Throughout heal- Several advantages were found from using aing there was a significant reduction of antibiotic national quality registry. The registry is a valuableuse among patients in the ‘no pain’ group, from clinical tool showing the importance of accurate44% to 23% (P=0.008). There was no significant diagnosis and effective treatment.
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