Analysis
Data were analysed for every patient with a venous leg ulcer
(n=431) registered in RUT and healed during the study
period (1 May 2009-2 February 2013).The inclusion criteria
therefore covered all the mandatory variables for registration
in RUT, one of which is pain. It was found that 57% of the
patients with a venous ulcer had experienced pain when
entering the study, so the patients were divided into two
groups: the ‘pain’ group and the ‘no pain’ group. Using the
variables in the registry, the groups were analysed from two
perspectives: antibiotic treatment before entering the study
and during the study period, and compression therapy during
the study period.