Background Leg ulcers are open skin wounds on the lower leg that can last weeks, months
or even years. Most leg ulcers are the result of venous diseases. First‐line treatment options …

There may be significant deficiencies in the knowledge among nurses, 38–40 an issue
recognised by many. 41 A survey of community nurses in Ireland found that more than half …

Background Complex wounds impose a substantial health economic burden worldwide. As
wound care is managed across multiple settings by a range of healthcare professionals with …

Innovations in technology are used in managing chronic wounds. Despite the wide range of
technologies available, healing of chronic wounds remains variable. In this paper, the …

Objectives To estimate and examine the direct healthcare costs of treating people with open
venous leg ulcers in the UK. Design Cost-of-illness study. Setting A cross-sectional survey of …

Background Surgical wounds healing by secondary intention can be difficult and costly to
manage and are profoundly under researched. This prospective inception, cohort study …

Abstract Background VEINES-QOL/Sym is a disease-specific quality of life instrument for use
in venous diseases of the leg. Its relative scoring system precludes comparisons between …

Objectives To investigate factors that promote and prevent the use of compression therapy in
people with venous leg ulcers. Design Qualitative interview study with nurses using the …

Cost‐effectiveness analyses (CEA) conducted alongside randomised trials provide key
evidence for informing healthcare decision making, but missing data pose substantive …

Objectives Research has found unwarranted variation across community wound care
services in the North of England, with underuse of evidence-based practice and overuse of …