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A short and easy-to-digest video aimed at VLU patients and carers. Includes an introduction to VLUs and how they can be treated.
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Improve clinical and cost effectiveness in venous leg ulcer treatment
The Health Information Network (THIN) database contains information on more than 11 million patients from 562 primary care practices across the UK and has been shown to be representative of the UK population in terms of demographics and disease distribution. This real-life study assessed clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of three compression systems (3M™ Coban™ 2 Layer Compression System, *UrgoKTwo™ and **Profore™) in treating newly diagnosed VLUs in the UK, from the perspective of the NHS.
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Key findings3
Real world evidence over a 6-month evaluation demonstrates that treating newly-diagnosed VLUs with Coban 2 compared with UrgoKTwo™ and Profore™:
• Affords a more cost-effective use of NHS-funded resources in clinical practice
• Results in an increased healing rate
• Improves ‘health related quality of life’ score
• Reduces NHS management costs
Helping you to implement the Consensus Document recommendations
After downloading and reading the Consensus Document below, ask us about the range of education materials that is available to you through the 3M Health Care Academy. In addition, contact us to find out how we can support you in implementing the recommendations of the Consensus Document, and explore compression therapy solutions with us to improve venous leg ulcer care.
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VLU Consensus Document
‘Simplifying Venous Leg Ulcer Management’ is based on an international expert working group’s review on how to encourage wider adoption of compression therapy for VLU management.
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3M℠ Health Care Academy
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Our solutions
Discover the benefits of the 3M™ Coban™ 2 Compression Systems for the effective treatment of venous leg ulcers. It was specifically developed to overcome some of the challenges that clinicians encounter with compression therapy.
3M™ Coban™ 2 Layer Bandage Application
- 1. O'Meara S, Cullum N, Nelson EA, Dumville JC. Compression for venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012; 11: CD000265.
- 2. Nelson EA, Bell-Syer SE. Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; 9: CD002303.
Simplifying Venous Leg Ulcer Management: Consensus Recommendations used with permission from Wounds International. © Wounds International 2015. © 3M 2015. All Rights Reserved - 3. Guest JF, Fuller GW, Vowden P. Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of three different compression systems in newly-diagnosed venous leg ulcers in the UK, Journal of Wound Care Vol 26 (5), May 2017 244-254
*UrgoKTwo is a trademark of Urgo Ltd
**Profore is a trademark of Smith & Nephew Ltd
Authors of the Consensus Document
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Keith Harding, Cardiff University, Wales.
Caroline Dowsett, East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Lore Fias, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
Rolf Jelnes, Sygehus Soenderjylland, Soenderborg, Denmark.
Giovanni Mosti, Clinica MD Barbantini, Lucca, Italy.
Rut Öien, Blekinge Hospital, Karlshamn, Sweden. -
Hugo Partsch, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Suzan Reeder, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands.
Patricia Senet, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Est (AP-HP), Paris, France.
José Verdú Soriano, University of Alicante, Spain.
Wolfgang Vanscheidt, Freiburg, Germany.
