Clinical and cost-effectiveness of compression hosiery versus compression bandages in treatment of venous leg ulcers (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV, VenUS IV): a randomised controlled trial

Rebecca L Ashby; Rhian Gabe; Shehzad Ali; Una Adderley; J Martin Bland; Nicky A Cullum; Jo C Dumville; Cynthia Paola Iglesias Urrutia; Arthur R Kang'ombe; Marta O Soares; Nikki C Stubbs; David J Torgerson

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62368-5

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of compression hosiery versus compression bandages in treatment of venous leg ulcers (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV, VenUS IV): a randomised controlled trial

Rebecca L Ashby, Rhian Gabe, Shehzad Ali, Una Adderley, J Martin Bland, Nicky A Cullum, Jo C Dumville, Cynthia Paola Iglesias Urrutia, Arthur R Kang'ombe, Marta O Soares, Nikki C Stubbs, David J Torgerson

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Drawbacks exist with the standard treatment (four-layer compression bandages) for venous leg ulcers. We have therefore compared the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two-layer compression hosiery with the four-layer bandage for the treatment of such ulcers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	871-879
Number of pages	9
Journal	Lancet
Volume	383
Issue number	9920
Early online date	6 Dec 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62368-5
Publication status	Published - 8 Mar 2014

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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Compression Bandages
Cost-Benefit Analysis
England
Female
Health Care Costs
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Northern Ireland
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Stockings, Compression
Treatment Outcome
Varicose Ulcer
Wound Healing

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Ashby, R. L., Gabe, R., Ali, S., Adderley, U., Bland, J. M., Cullum, N. A., Dumville, J. C., Iglesias Urrutia, C. P., Kang'ombe, A. R., Soares, M. O., Stubbs, N. C., & Torgerson, D. J. (2014). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of compression hosiery versus compression bandages in treatment of venous leg ulcers (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV, VenUS IV): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 383(9920), 871-879. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62368-5

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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of compression hosiery versus compression bandages in treatment of venous leg ulcers (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV, VenUS IV): a randomised controlled trial

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