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Evaluation And Treatment Of Lower Extremity Wounds In A Vascular Surgery Patient Population, Christine Anne Murphy
Evaluation And Treatment Of Lower Extremity Wounds In A Vascular Surgery Patient Population, Christine Anne Murphy
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Purpose
To determine in a population with lower extremity wounds associated with vasculopathy if: (1) previously proposed clinical signs of infection are valid indicators of wound infection; (2) low frequency (22.5 kHz) contact ultrasound debridement (LFCUD) is well tolerated and feasible to apply in a nurse-led vascular wound clinic; (3) healing outcomes are improved for patients receiving LFCUD in comparison to patients receiving usual care (UC).
Methods
A total of 80 patients were in the study. First, a pilot group of ten patients were followed to determine tolerability, feasibility and wound response of 4 weekly LFCUD treatments. Then 70 patients …