TY - JOUR T1 - Superficial venous surgery plus compression reduced ulcer recurrence in chronic venous leg ulceration JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 113 LP - 113 DO - 10.1136/ebn.7.4.113 VL - 7 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2004/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/7/4/113.abstract N2 - Barwell JR, Davies CE, Deacon J, et al. Comparison of surgery and compression with compression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study): randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2004;363:1854–9.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Q In patients with chronic venous leg ulceration, is superficial venous surgery plus compression more effective than compression alone for improving healing and reducing recurrence of ulcers? Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:concealed.Blinding:unblindedFollow up period:median follow up was 14 months (range 10–23 mo), comprising time from randomisation to healing (for patients with open ulcers) and from healing to recurrence or 12 months.Setting:3 leg ulcer clinics in Gloucestershire and north Bristol, UK.Patients:500 patients (58% women) who had open venous ulceration (68% of patients) or recently healed (⩽6 mo) … ER -