RT Book, Section
A1 Nazzal, Munier
A1 Bauer, Karen
A2 Nazzal, Munier
A2 Blebea, John
A2 Osman, Mohamed F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200680051
T1 Chronic Lower Extremity Ulcers Management and Evaluation
T2 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management
YR 2024
FD 2024
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260462715
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200680051
RD 2024/04/16
AB Ulcers  are  defined  as  nonhealing,  full-thickness  wounds  of  different  etiologies.  In  most  cases,  healing  failure  is  related  to  underlying  conditions  such  as  diabetes,  lower-extremity  arterial  or  venous  disease,  or  generalized  patient  health  such  as  in  malnutrition  and  impaired  mobility.  Skin  ulcerations  are  a  common  condition  that  are  increasing  in  prevalence,  secondary  to  the  aging  population  and  an  increase  in  chronic  health  problems.  Lower  extremity  (LE)  ulcers  are  described  to  be  chronic  if  they  do  not  show  tendency  to  heal  after  3  months  of  appropriate  treatment  or  are  still  not  fully  healed  at  12  months.1  The  impact  of  chronic  skin  ulcers  is  multifactorial  and  includes  physical  symptoms,  intractable  pain,  loss  of  function,  loss  of  work  days,  and  social  stress  on  the  patient,  family,  and  caregivers.  There  are  also  significant  associated  economic  implications  for  the  patient,  family,  and  the  healthcare  system  as  whole.