Venous Leg Ulcer – Management protocols in MGMMCH, JSR and RIMS, Ranchi
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: venous ulcer is most common type of chronic leg ulcer. In this study we have tried to manage the venous ulcer by various methods in RIMS,Ranchi,and MGMMCH Jamshedpur. Material and methods: This is a prospective study done over a period of 1 years.All Patients of venous ulcer were firstly managed conservatively and followed- up. The patients which does not respond to conservative treatment was managed by different surgical and endovessel methods. Result: 92.9% patients were male and 7.1% were female. Mean ulcer size at presentation was 37.5 cm. 85.7% ulcers healed completely on conservative treatment at 3 month follow up, another 9.5% healed at 5 months followup and in 4.7% cases surgical treatment was required. Conclusion: in this two institutes good healing rate is achieved in treatment of venous ulcer with conservative management.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Anil Kumar, Dr R D Nagesh, Dr Vinod kumar
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