A new spray on chitosan FH 02 TM dressing for venous leg ulcers
A venous leg ulcer (VLU) is defined as 'an open lesion between the knee and the ankle joint that occurs in the presence of venous disease and takes more than two weeks to heal' (NICE, 2013) Guest et al (2015) expressed concern about the number of diagnosed venous leg ulcer patients in the UK, currently estimated at 278,000 in 2012/13, with this number predicted to increase year on year. The majority of these patients are managed in the community setting at a time when the nursing resource available to deliver care is in decline. In the UK, the number of district nurses decreased by 39% between 2002 and 2012, as a result of funding cuts, an increase in the number of nurses leaving practice and retiring and reduced numbers of newly qualified nurses (Royal College of Nursing, 2013) As the number of wounds increases, the demands on nurse A new spray on chitosan FH02TM dressing for venous leg ulcers: an evaluation