Effectiveness of compression for venous leg ulcers

Welcome to the EBN podcast. Dr Dorothy Forbes, associate editor, will be taking a closer look at a commentary from the journal with an invited guest. These discussions are designed to help you think about issues raised in the article, as well as the clinical applicability of the original research paper.

In this session, Dr Carolina Weller, who is affiliated with the department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, will discuss the issues raised in her commentary on a Cochrane review that examined the effectiveness of compression for venous leg ulcers (see link to original article below).

As an expert in the field, Dr Weller reflects on the review undertaken, and offers insightful comments and ideas that can be used in practice and policy.

Commentary: ebnurs-2012-101201 - Compression improves healing of venous leg ulcers compared to no compression, with differences between different compression systems http://bit.ly/178QJIj

Original research article: O'Meara S, Cullum N, Nelson EA, Dumville JC. Compression for venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Nov 14;11:CD000265