scholarly journals Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Venous Leg Ulcer Self Efficacy Tool for use in a Swiss-French setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (Issue 1 Volume 21, 2020) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Mathieu Turcotte ◽  
Monika Buehrer Skinner ◽  
Sebastian Probst

Venous leg ulcers are lesions between the ankle joint and the knee caused by chronic venous insufficiency. The Venous Leg Ulcer Self Efficacy Tool (VeLUSET) was developed to measure self-care and self-efficacy in Englishspeaking persons with venous leg ulcers. This study describes the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the original version of the VeLUSET from English into Swiss French.

Phlebologie ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (02) ◽  
pp. 44-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Waler ◽  
A. Franek ◽  
B. Gierat-Kucharzewska ◽  
M. Kucharzewski

SummaryThe aim of this work was to apply the cultured autologous keratinocytes in fibrin glue suspension in treatment of chronic non-healing venous leg ulcers. 32 patients with chronic leg ulcers caused by venous insufficiency were treated. The surface of ulcers covered 14.2 cm2 to 48.6 cm2. The duration of leg ulcer was between 4 to 20 years. The skin specimen 1.0 × 1.0 cm was taken from the buttock of each patient, from which keratinocytes were obtained. Next those cells were cultured. After 7 days the keratinocytes in fibrin glue were applied to the wound bed. After 2 weeks of treatment the ulceration of 13 patients healed completely whereas the ulcer formation of the rest of the patients diminished by 30%. In all patients the process of healing was successfully completed after further 4 weeks. Our method shows that a rapid healing chronic venous leg ulcer can be achieved by keratinocytes in fibrin glue suspension.


2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrida Gudgalytė

Ingrida GudgalytėVilniaus universiteto Bendrosios ir kraujagyslių chirurgijos klinika Įvadas / tikslai Pateikti sergančių lėtiniu veniniu nepakankamumu ir trofine opa socialinę-ekonominę charakteristiką; išanalizuoti trofinių opų priežastis, ligos eigą, kliniką; pateikti veninės kilmės trofinių opų racionalaus gydymo rezultatus; palyginti juos su rezultatais, kai opa buvo gydoma neracionaliais metodais; apskaičiuoti neracionalaus gydymo išlaidas ir palyginti su išlaidomis, kai ligoniai buvo gydomi pagal šiuolaikinius reikalavimus ir Tarptautinį susitarimą; įdiegti Lietuvoje antirefliuksinio ir fiziologinio opos gydymo protokolus ir metodus. Metodai Buvo tiriami Vilniaus universiteto Kraujagyslių chirurgijos klinikoje 1999–2002 m. gydyti ir stebėti 164 ligoniai, sergantys veninės kilmės trofinėmis opomis. Rezultatai Nuo pirminės venų varikozės gydyta 147 (89,63 %) ligoniai, nuo potrombozinio sindromo – 17 (10,36 %). Ligonių amžius – 30–82 metai. Vyrų buvo 57 (35 %), moterų – 107 (65 %). Veninės kilmės trofinių opų trukmė – nuo 2 savaičių iki 48 metų (vid. 12 m.). Tyrimo metu 157 ligoniams (95,73 %) buvo odos pokyčių, būdingų aktyviai opai, 7 ligoniams (4,26 %) opos buvo užgijusios. Opų dydis svyravo nuo 0,5 cm iki 20 cm. Penki (3,06 %) ligoniai gydyti nuo žiedinių opų. Infekuotos trofinės opos gydytos 63 ligoniams (38,41 %), 101 ligoniui (61,59 %) opos buvo be infekcijos požymių. Analizuojant gydymą iki stacionaro nustatyta, jog opos buvo gydomos netinkamai: antirefliuksinis gydymas arba buvo visai netaikytas, arba buvo netinkamas; lokaliai opos buvo gydomos vaistais, stabdančiais opos gijimą – antibakteriniais tirpalais, tepalais, net 85 (52 %) ligoniai opas gydėsi pseudoliaudiškomis priemonėmis (maistiniu aliejumi, zuikio taukais ir t. t.). Kraujagyslių chirurgijos klinikoje opų priežasčiai nustatyti ligoniams buvo atliekamas dvigubas skenavimas; taikytas radikalus antirefliuksinis gydymas (flebektomija ir suprafascijinis perrišimas, flebektomija ir subfascijinis kiūrančių venų perrišimas, sub- ir suprafascijinis kiūrančių venų perrišimas), kompresinė terapija trumpo tempimo tvarsčiais, lokaliai opos gydytos hidrokoloidiniais tvarsčiais. Opos gydymas stacionare truko vidutiniškai 12 dienų. Po operacijos vidutinė opos gijimo trukmė – 2 savaitės (1 sav. – 6 mėn.). Po gydymo ligoniai stebėti 12 mėn., opos užgijo 145 (88 %) ligoniams, sumažėjo 10 (6,1 %), liko tokio paties dydžio 2 (1,22 %), padidėjo 7 (4,27 %). Opos gydymui per metus ligonis išleisdavo 600–3600 litų. Gydant racionaliai (operacija, kompresinė terapija, hidrokoloidiniai tvarsčiai), gydymo išlaidos sumažejo iki 240 litų. Išvados Dažniausia trofinių opų priežastis – paviršinių venų varikozė (89 %). Tyrimas ultragarsu leidžia tiksliai nustatyti refliukso priežastį. Opos gydytos kompleksiškai (radikalus chirurginis gydymas, kompresinė terapija, vietinis fiziologinis gydymas). Gydant racionaliais metodais 88 % ligonių opos užgijo per 1 mėnesį. Racionalus gydymas 7–10 kartų pigesnis. Prasminiai žodžiai: venos, lėtinis venų nepakankamumas, opos. Causes and management of venous ulcers Ingrida Gudgalytė Background / objective The aim is to create and introduce algorithms of treatment of venous leg ulcer in Lithuania. Venous leg ulcer is one of the most severe complications of chronic venous insufficiency. It affects 1% of the adult population. It could be about 8000 patients with leg ulcers in Lithuania.. Methods In the period 1999–2002, in the Department of Vascular Surgery of Vilnius University Hospital 164 patiens were operated on for venous leg ulcers. Results 147 (89%) patients were treated for primary venous varicose and 17 (11%) had posttrombose syndrom. The leg ulcer disease took the period from one month to 48 years. 72.56% of patiens spent 25% of income on treatment and medicines. The ulcers were diagnosed with ultrasound. The patients had a rational treatment: surgical, compressing therapy and occlusive dressings as the local treatment. Conclusions 37.2 % of ulcers were cured within 1–3 weeks, 88% of them were cured completely. In the rational treatment (operation, compressing therapy, occlusive dressings) the cost on treatment covers up to 240 Lt, while the expeditures on irrational treatment reach 1778–2376 Lt per year. The rational treatment is 7–10 times cheaper. Keywords: veins, chronic venous insufficiency, ulcers.


2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Zmudzinska ◽  
Magdalena Czarnecka-Operacz ◽  
Wojciech Silny ◽  
Lucyna Kramer

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Silvestre Silva Junior ◽  
Rosane Härter Griep ◽  
Suzanne E Lagerveld ◽  
Frida Marina Fischer

Pain Practice ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 738-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Chiarotto ◽  
Carla Vanti ◽  
Raymond W. Ostelo ◽  
Silvano Ferrari ◽  
Giuseppe Tedesco ◽  
...  

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hansson ◽  
J. Holm

Objective: Identification of isolated superficial venous incompetence (SVI) in patients with clinically diagnosed venous leg ulcers using a computerized strain-gauge plethysmograph. Design: Ambulatory leg ulcer patients were assessed as to the clinical diagnosis. Diagnoses other than venous ulceration were excluded. Setting: Department of Dermatology, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. Patients: One hundred and fourteen patients (133 legs) with venous leg ulcers were investigated. Main outcome measures: All patients were also investigated by measuring systolic ankle and arm pressure measurements. The ankle/arm (AI) was below 0.9 in 22 of the 133 ulcerated legs. Results: Of the 111 ulcerated legs with an AI>0.9, 10% had an isolated SVI. Conclusions: Isolated SVI is an important cause of venous leg ulcer development. Strain-gauge plethysmography is an inexpensive screening method, and is easy to use. Further examination with the more exact, but also more expensive and time-consuming, colour duplex should be performed in selected cases.


BMJ Open ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e056790
Author(s):  
Sean Urwin ◽  
Jo C Dumville ◽  
Matt Sutton ◽  
Nicky Cullum

ObjectivesTo estimate and examine the direct healthcare costs of treating people with open venous leg ulcers in the UK.DesignCost-of-illness study.SettingA cross-sectional survey of nine National Health Service community locales over 2-week periods in 2015/2016.MethodsWe examined the resource use and prevalence of venous leg ulcer treatment in the community. Examination of variation in these obtained costs was performed by ordinary least squares regression. We used additional resource use information from a randomised control trial and extrapolated costs to the UK for an annual period.ResultsThe average 2-week per person cost of treating patients where a venous leg ulceration was the primary (most severe) wound was estimated at £166.39 (95% CI £157.78 to £175.00) with community staff time making up over half of this amount. Costs were higher where antimicrobial dressings were used and where wound care was delivered in the home. Among those with any recorded venous leg ulcer (primary and non-primary), we derived a point prevalence of 3.2 per 10 000 population and estimated that the annual prevalence could be no greater than 82.4 per 10 000 population. We estimated that the national cost of treating a venous leg ulcer was £102 million with a per person annual cost at £4787.70.ConclusionOur point prevalence figures are in line with the literature. However, our annual prevalence estimations and costs are far lower than those reported in recent literature which suggests that the costs of treating venous leg ulcers are lower than previously thought. Movement towards routinely collected and useable community care activity would help provide a transparent and deeper understanding of the scale and cost of wound care in the UK.


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