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| Title | Short stretch bandages | Download File |
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| Author | Sylvie Hampton | |
| Publication | Infection UK 2000 | |
| Key Points | Explanation of 4LB, LS,SSB. Mobility Issues. Effectiveness and cost issues |
| Title | Patient centred leg ulcer care | Download File |
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| Author | Lin Hayward | |
| Publication | Nursing Times Jan 2002 - Vol: 98, No 2 | |
| Key Points | Treatment according to patient needs. Large Limb Eczema under padding. Ulcer for 3 months Used 4 LB |
| Title | Short stretch bandaging: a case history | Download File |
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| Author | Deborah Ruff | |
| Publication | Nursing in Practice March 2002:87 | |
| Key Points | Use of correct assessment. Failure to heal. Arterial problems. |
| Title | Actico: a short stretch bandage in venous leg ulcer management | Download File |
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| Author | Clare Williams | |
| Publication | BJN March 2002 Vol:11 No:6 398-401 | |
| Key Points | Treating venous ulcers with short stretch bandages |
| Title | Cohesive Short-Stretch vs Four-Layer Bandages For Venous Leg Ulcers | Download File |
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| Author | Nick Puffet, Lisa Martin, Meng Kiew Chow | |
| Publication | BJCN, June 2006; Vol.11; No.6: S6-11 | |
| Key Points | Cost, concordance, training, application. Literature reviews. No reference in venous Iit to cohesive short-stretch bandages. Costs in venous I were affected by training and application methods. 4 -layer bandages can be bulky, expensive, more time-consuming, painful, with increased risk of error. Cohesive short-stretch bandages - quicker to apply, safer, similar healing to four layer bandages, used on mixed aetiology and limited mobility. |
| Title | Pain Management in Leg Ulcers using ActiFormCool | Download File |
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| Author | Stephen Young, Sylvie Hampton | |
| Publication | Wounds UK Journal, Nov 2005 | |
| Key Points | To test the effectiveness of ActiFormCool on painful wounds and to establish what types of pain could be reduced by Actiformcool. |
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