Do short-stretch bandages affect distal blood pressure in patients with mixed aetiology leg ulcers?

S Top; A K Arveschoug; K Fogh

doi:10.12968/jowc.2009.18.10.44605

Do short-stretch bandages affect distal blood pressure in patients with mixed aetiology leg ulcers?

J Wound Care. 2009 Oct;18(10):439-42. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.10.44605.

Authors

S Top¹, A K Arveschoug, K Fogh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.

PMID: 19816384
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.10.44605

Abstract

Compression is considered inappropriate for patients with mixed aetiology leg ulcers. However, digital blood pressure measurements suggest that short-stretch bandages do not increase the risk of peripheral ischaemia in these patients.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Equipment Design
Female
Humans
Ischemia / diagnosis
Ischemia / etiology*
Leg / blood supply*
Leg Ulcer / etiology
Leg Ulcer / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Evaluation Research
Patient Selection
Plethysmography, Impedance
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Stockings, Compression / adverse effects*
Wound Healing