Venous Insufficiency

Identifying wound etiology before initiating topical treatment is important. Additionally, correctly documenting wound etiology is significant in health care settings for many reasons. Accurate docume...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Lower extremity venous insufficiency ulcers represent approximately 80% of the leg ulcers typically seen in wound care facilities. The following statist...

Before the mid-1990s, venous disorders and disease were classified almost solely on clinical appearance, which failed to achieve diagnostic precision or reproducible treatment results. In response to ...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS This article is designed to provide a review of cellulitis, an infection affecting the skin which can be life-threatening if not treated. ...

by Bruce E. Ruben MD Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) refers to a long-term condition where the veins inside the legs have lost their ability to move blood back up to the heart from the legs. Thi...

by the WoundSource Editors Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are difficult to treat, and when they are present a variety of complications may arise. These complications can be challenging to treat and may o...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Compression therapy is the “gold standard” for the treatment of venous ulcers. However, compression therapy is not a one-size-fits-all treatment and th...

Lower extremity wounds manifest in a multitude of ways, with numerous causative or trigger factors. These types of wounds are often costly to treat, are frequently refractory, and have a high risk for...

By Bradley W. Lind and James McGuire DPM, PT, CPed, FAPWHc Venous leg ulcers are a type of lower extremity wound complicated by excess fluid production, periwound edema, and high bioload produced b...