Shave therapy for chronic venous ulcers: a guideline for surgical management and postoperative wound care.

Abstract

This article presents a practice-oriented concept in the treatment of chronic venous ulcers with accompanying lipodermatosclerosis by shave therapy. Besides the indication for shave therapy, we focus on the operative technique and important therapy during postoperative convalescence time.

• Authors: Falk Georges Bechara, Michael Sand, Daniel Sand, Markus Stücker, Peter Altmeyer, Klaus Hoffmann
• Journal: Plastic surgical nursing : official journal of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses (Plast Surg Nurs) 2006 Jan-Mar Vol. 26 Issue 1 Pg. 29-34 ISSN: 0741-5206 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16543855 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Bandages
• Chronic Disease
• Debridement (adverse effects, instrumentation, methods, nursing)
• Humans
• Patient Selection
• Perioperative Care (methods, nursing)
• Risk Factors
• Scleroderma, Localized (etiology)
• Skin Care (methods, nursing)
• Skin Transplantation (methods, nursing)
• Varicose Ulcer (complications, nursing, surgery)
• Wound Healing