Schofield Alison
Tissue Viability Team Clinical Nurse Specialist, North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
Br J Community Nurs. 2019 Oct 1;24(Sup10):S24-S31. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.Sup10.S24.
The cost that chronic wound care imposes on both patients and health services worldwide is well recognised. Most patients with venous leg ulcers require compression therapy over the long term, for both treatment as well as to prevent recurrence of these wounds. Caring for patients with chronic wounds makes up a large part of the workload for district and community nurses, and encouraging self-management among patients is a worthwhile effort to limit the costs and resources directed for this purpose. The present article describes the practical use of the ReadyWrap range of compression garments, which are available in various different styles, and aid patients, their families and carers in the self-management of venous leg ulcers. These products are designed with their long-term use in mind, and, as described in the case studies in this article, patients show good concordance to compression therapy involving ReadyWrap.
慢性伤口护理给全球患者和医疗服务带来的成本已得到广泛认可。大多数下肢静脉溃疡患者长期需要进行压迫治疗，用于治疗以及预防这些伤口的复发。护理慢性伤口患者占地区和社区护士工作量的很大一部分，鼓励患者自我管理是一项有价值的努力，可限制为此目的投入的成本和资源。本文介绍了ReadyWrap系列压迫服装的实际应用，该系列有多种不同款式，可帮助患者、其家人和护理人员对下肢静脉溃疡进行自我管理。这些产品在设计时考虑到了长期使用，正如本文案例研究中所述，患者对涉及ReadyWrap的压迫治疗表现出良好的依从性。
