Comparison of Rosidal K and SurePress in the treatment of venous leg ulcers
- 25 March 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Nursing
- Vol. 8 (6) , 345-355
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1999.8.6.6660
Abstract
Fifty-two patients (26 in each group) were recruited into this randomized, comparative, controlled trial of Rosidal K short-stretch compression bandage and SurePress long-stretch compression bandage in the treatment of venous leg ulcers. Patients were monitored for a maximum of 12 weeks. Each patient was seen weekly by a research nurse, who recorded the study variables. The mean percentage reduction in the wound bed surface area during the study period was 52% in the SurePress group and 73% in the Rosidal K group. Eight patients in each group saw their ulcers heal within the study period. The average limb volume reduction, based on the first 4 weeks of data collection, was 2.3cm for those in the Rosidal K group and 3.9cm in the SurePress group. Ulcer size increased in six patients allocated to SurePress bandages and in four patients allocated to Rosidal K bandages.Keywords
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