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Leg Ulcer Charity
Risk assessment
A stringently designed web form with questions about foot ulcers, deformities and neuropathy will soon be brought into use to better protect the feet of people with diabetes, according to researchers...
Leg Ulcer App
The Leg Ulcer Charity Medopad have joined forces to develop an App for leg to help patients suffering from leg ulcers. The app aims to improve how ulcers are treated and to expand knowledge of the...
Chronic wounds
There is a need for education in the treatment of chronic wounds for medical personnel - nurses and doctors – according to a recent paper published in the journal Military Medical Research. The...
PREVENT trial
A new multi-centre, randomised controlled trial, which will recruit 2,000 critically ill patients from over 20 hospitals in three countries, will assess whether the adjunct use of intermittent...
Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
A new research paper has demonstrated how a comprehensive ulcer prevention programme can significantly decrease hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs). The study was conducted in an adult...
Cochrane skin substitutes review
A Cochrane Review paper has reported that skin substitutes can increase the likelihood of achieving complete ulcer closure compared with standard care alone in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers....
Product offering
Acelity’s Biosorb gelling fibre dressing is now available in the US and has been awarded the CE Mark in Europe, where it will be available in the coming months. The Biosorb dressing is a wound...
Diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are associated with increased risks of admission and outpatient visits, according to a study published Diabetes Care. They found that...
Risk assessment
A stringently designed web form with questions about foot ulcers, deformities and neuropathy will soon be brought into use to better protect the feet of people with diabetes, according to researchers...
VLU research contract
Isobar Compression has been awarded a research contract from the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) for Healthcare, to assist in a feasibly study in primary care for the treatment of venous...
Leg Ulcer App
The Leg Ulcer Charity Medopad have joined forces to develop an App for leg to help patients suffering from leg ulcers. The app aims to improve how ulcers are treated and to expand knowledge of the...
