Cost comparison of three kinds of compression therapy in venous ulcer

Abstract: Evolution and cost of three types of compression therapy (single layer, multilayer and Unna boot) in patients with venous ulceration were compared. The evaluation lasted two months and used photographic records and instrument based on pressure ulcer scale for healing (PUSH). Treatment with monolayer compression therapy presented the lowest cost and more efficacy of the three types, with 82% savings compared with the multilayer therapy.

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Main Authors: Pereira,Bruno Emmanuel de Medeiros, Sousa,Alana Tamar Oliveira de, França,Jael Rúbia Figueiredo de Sá, Soares,Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000400544
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