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Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR st...

Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR st...

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Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study): randomised controlled trial

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Full title

Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study): randomised controlled trial

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2004-06, Vol.363 (9424), p.1854-1859

Language

English

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Publication information

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Chronic venous leg ulceration can be managed by compression treatment, elevation of the leg, and exercise. The addition of ablative superficial venous surgery to this strategy has not been shown to affect ulcer healing, but does reduce ulcer recurrence. We aimed to assess healing and recurrence rates after treatment with compression with or without...

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Full title

Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study): randomised controlled trial

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71998891

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71998891

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ISSN

0140-6736

E-ISSN

1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16353-8

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