OBJECTIVE To study if the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with venous leg ulcer is higher than in the control population. METHODS Serum levels of 25 hidroxi (OH)-vitamin D3 was studied by chemiluminescence in 27 patients with chronic venous ulcer and 58 controls at the Evangelical Hospital of Curitiba. RESULTS The levels of 25 OH-vitamin D3 were below 8 ng/dl in 11.1% of ulce...

A venous leg ulcer represents the severe end of the spectrum of chronic venous disease. Venous ulcers are the most common form of leg ulcer. Observational studies have reported the prevalence of venous leg ulcers to be 1-1.5%. 2 A cross sectional study of a random sample of 1566 people aged 18-64 years from an urban Scottish population estimated the prevalence of venous leg ulcers to be around ...

Surgical correction of deep venous reflux is a valuable adjunct in treatment of selected patient with lower limb venous ulcer. Deep venous obstruction and superficial reflux is must be corrected first. Sustained venous ulcer healing and reduced ambulatory venous hypertension can be achieved in patients with both primary and secondary deep venous insufficiency. When direct valve repair is possib...

INTRODUCTION The adequate use of compression in venous leg ulcer treatment is equally important to patients as well as clinicians. Currently, there is a lack of clarity on contraindications, risk factors, adverse events and complications, when applying compression therapy for venous leg ulcer patients. METHODS The project aimed to optimize prevention, treatment and maintenance approaches by r...

Introduction: Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Surgery (SEPS) is a minimally invasive technique to treat incompetent perforating veins. Incompetent perforators are implicated in venous ulcer and in varicose veins recurrence. Complete closure of all perforating veins is the only predictor of ulcer healing. Analysis of our results is the objective of this study. Methods: Fifty (50) patients with ...

BACKGROUND There can be difficulties in measuring how quality of life is affected by having a leg ulcer. AIM To assess the impact of venous ulceration on quality of life and to pilot a draft questionnaire for patients with venous ulcers. METHOD Questions on the impact of venous ulceration were identified through a literature review, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. A self-comple...

Correspondence to: Romeo Bistreanu, Tg Jiu, Calea Severinului, nr.173, Gorj.E-mail:[email protected] ABSTRACT: Venous ulceration is the most undesirable consequence of exposure to the elevated venous pressure associated with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Approximately 1% of the population are at significant risk for development of venous leg ulcer and the incidence of pathology inc...