VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) - compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model -

VenUS IV (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV) - compression hosiery compared with compression bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers: a randomised controlled trial, mixed-treatment comparison and decision-analytic model
Information type: Systematic reviews
Source: National Institute for Health Research
Specialities: Cardiovascular system disorders | Skin disorders
Summary
This research found no evidence of a difference in venous ulcer healing between two-layer compression hosiery (HH) and the four-layer compression bandage (4LB); the former may however reduce ulcer recurrence rates compared with the 4LB and be a cost-effective treatment.
UKMi comment
A mixed treatment comparison using all available data on high-compression treatments, including that obtained from VenUS IV, concluded that the two-layer bandage had the highest probability of being clinically effective and cost-effective. The underpinning evidence was however sparse and more research is needed to establish the effectiveness of this compression system in particular.
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