Úlceras venosas em membros inferiores / Venous ulcer in lower extremities
Rev. med. (Säo Paulo)
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89(3/4): 158-163, jul.-dez. 2010. ilus
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RESUMO
A úlcera venosa crônica de membros inferiores é extremamente desgastante para o paciente e familiares, deteriorando a qualidade de vida e a produtividade das pessoas. Apesar de ser um problema comum nas unidades de saúde, as úlceras venosas não possuem tratamento adequado na maioria dos serviços devido principalmente ao desconhecimentode sua fisiopatologia e dos métodos terapêticos. Entre as medidas terapêuticas complexas descrita na literatura, a prevenção e o diagnóstico precoce são as etapas primordiais para o tratamento adequado desses pacientes, minimizando as sequelas físicas e psicológicas de uma lesão ulcerada em membros inferiores...
ABSTRACT
The lower limbs chronic venous ulcers are extremely stressful for patients and their families due to the physical limitation and the need of special care caused by that disease, which is responsible for the decrease of their life quality and productivity. Despite being a common problem in health care units,venous ulcers do not have adequate treatment in most of these specialized services mainly because of the ignorance of pathophysiology and therapists. Among the complex therapeutic measures described inthe literature, prevention and early diagnosis are the primary steps of a proper treatment; minimizing, thus,the physical and psychological consequences brought to lower limb ulcerations...
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Main subject:
Varicose Ulcer
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Lower Extremity
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Leg Ulcer
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. med. (Säo Paulo)
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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