Diagnosis and management of venous ulcers

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-85

  Carr, Sandra C ^a  

^a Wisconsin Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory venous hypertension; Endovenous laser ablation; Foam sclerotherapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Topical ulcer treatment; Venous ulceration

Indexed keywords

CADEXOMER IODINE; CALCIUM ALGINATE; DAFLON; FLAVANOID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENOUS REFLUX; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG EFFECT; VARICOSIS;

BANDAGES; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 48549097271     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003507313218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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