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Leg Ulcer Care: Should we be Washing the Legs and Taking Time for Effective Skin Care? (Debate)

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White, Richard, Linday, E.T., Fletcher, J., Drewery, K. and Cooper, R. (2016) Leg Ulcer Care: Should we be Washing the Legs and Taking Time for Effective Skin Care? (Debate). Wounds UK, 12 (1). pp. 12-16. ISSN 1746-6814

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The article presents a debate regarding the issues related to the practice of washing and/or cleansing as part of effective skin care of patients with ulceration of the lower limb. Topics discussed include the Leg Club approach, the Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust Community Leg Ulcer Clinics and the infection control risks associated with leg washing and feet with ulceration.

The effective skin care of patients with ulceration of the lower limb involves washing (Lindsay, 2007; Stephens and Lindsay, 2008). This is not new information having been widely recommended in the literature for decades (David, 1986; Hampton and Collins, 2004; White, 2014).

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The full-text can be accessed via the Official URL.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	diabetic foot, foot ulcer, infection control, infection risk, leg ulcer, skin integrity, leg ulcer therapy, wound care methods, debate
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Nursing and Midwifery
Related URLs:	https://www.wounds-uk.com/
Depositing User:	Richard White
Date Deposited:	10 Aug 2019 17:31
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2020 17:31
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8477

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