Venous ulcer is an extremely common etiology of lower extremity ulceration, which affects approximately 1% population in most countries, and the incidence rate increases with age and female gender. Proper assessment and diagnosis of both the patient and ulcer are inevitable in order to differentiate venous ulcers from other lower extremity ulceration and to frame an adequate and individualized management plan. Venous ulcers generally persist for weeks to many years and are typically recurrent in nature.
This consensus aims to present an evidence-based management approach for patients with venous ulcers. Various management options for venous ulcers include compression therapy, minimally invasive procedures like sclerotherapy and ablation techniques, surgical procedures, debridement, and medical management with micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF). Compression therapy is the…
