Venous leg ulcers – Risk factors and assessment tools
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- Chronic leg ulcers affect 1-3% of the population with the prevalence of leg ulcers increasing with age and with and aging population this will remain a significant local, national and international problem with research happening worldwide and wound healing groups being established all over the world. - Chronic leg ulcers can be debilitating with evidence of pain, reduced mobility and a decreased quality of life often remaining unhealed for months or years. Leg ulcers may result in serious complications requiring hospitalisation, such as cellulitis or sepsis. - Chronic wounds cost 3% of total health expenditure equating in Australia to figures in excess of 3 billion dollars spent annually. Chronic leg ulcers also have a significant socioeconomic impact in relation to medical care, days off work, job loss in some cases, expenses for dressings, medication and transportation costs. - After healing 30% recur within one year and 78% after two years. - 70% of chronic leg ulcers are predominantly venous in aetiology as compared to other ulcers that may include arterial, mixed, diabetes related or pressure in origin.
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| Item Type: | Contribution to conference (Keynote) | ||
| Refereed: | No | ||
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| Keywords: | Risk assessment tools, Risk factors, Venous leg ulcers | ||
| Pure ID: | 57330046 | ||
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Current > Schools > School of Nursing |
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| Copyright Owner: | 2019 The Author(s) | ||
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| Deposited On: | 03 Sep 2019 04:07 | ||
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2024 07:51 |
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