TY  - JOUR
T1  - Venous disease and chronic oedema
T4  - Treatment and patient concordance
LA  - English
AU  - Todd, Marie
AB  - Compression therapy is the mainstay in the management of chronic venous disease, venous leg ulceration (VLU) and chronic oedema. The management of VLU alone is thought to cost a staggering £400 million per year and accounts for 13% of all district nursing visits. The predicted increase in elderly, obese and chronically ill patients will pose a further strain on already stretched resources. The impact of chronic venous and lymphovenous disease is also costly in terms of physical and psychological terms for patients. Adopting a preventive approach would reduce the financial, workload and symptomatic aspects of this condition.
DO  - 10.12968/bjon.2014.23.9.466
IS  - 9
PY  - 2014
SN  - 0966-0461
SP  - 466468
EP  - 70
PM  - 24820810
JF  - British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
KW  - ReadyWrap™
ER  -