New approaches in the therapy of the peripheral vascular ulcer.

It can readily be seen that Debrisan represents a more effective mode of therapy for several groups of patients which tend to have chronic disabling ulcers of limbs of various etiologies, including venous stasis ulcers, chronic sickle-cell ulcers, decubiti, etc. The more effective treatment of this patient populations, which is provided by Debrisan, would provide a very significant decrease in the total cost of health care in the United States, approximating half a billion dollars per year.