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Evid Based Nurs 1:50 doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.50
  • Treatment

Review: compression treatment improves healing of venous leg ulcers

Table 3

Complete ulcer healing with intermittent pneumatic compression v no pneumatic compression (n=2 studies)†

Pneumatic compression weighted EER No pneumatic compression weighted CER RBI (95% CI) Weighted ABI |EER−CER| NNT (CI)
†Abbreviations defined in glossary; RBI, ABI, and CI calculated from data in the article.
52.7% 26.5% 123% (38 to 261) 26.2% 3 (2 to 7)

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