A im s o f s tu d y
The aim of this study was to compare venous leg ulcer
patients with and without ulcer pain to ascertain whether
ulcer pain affected the use of antibiotic treatment and
compression therapy throughout healing. The Swedish
Registry of Ulcer Treatment (RUT) (www.rut-europe.eu) is
able to present long-term data for more than 2500 patients (as
of August 2014) on ulcer assessment, treatment strategies, and
healing time. Hence, it is eminently suitable for the purposes
of this study.