Compression for Primary Prevention, Treatment & Prevention of Recurrence for Patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency using the WOCN ® Algorithm for Care across the Continuum

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a prevalent disease that frequently leads to development of venous leg ulcers. While a number of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have been developed that provide guidance for clinicians when caring for patients with chronic venous insufficiency, they lack adequate detail concerning selection and application of compression for prevention and management of venous leg ulcers (VLU). Which type of compression is complex given the variety of influencing factors such as the goal of therapy (primary prevention of venous ulcers in patients with CVI, prevention of ulcer recurrence or management of a current ulcer), patient tolerance, and variable resources needed to obtain and apply compression.

Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Catherine Ratliff Source Type: research