Ellie Lenselink Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
medicine, pharmacy
Chief Doctor, Haaglanden medical center, The Netherlands
Ellie Lenselink is a dedicated inspired Wound Consultant nurse who loves to combine clinical care with medical science. During her carrier she always want to expand her knowledge in order to give the patient the best possible high-quality care. After graduating from the MSc in Wound Healing & Tissue Repair, she continued doing some research next to her work as a Wound Consultant nurse. As a member of the multidisciplinary wound team, she was one of the driving forces and founders of the multidisciplinary Wound Expert Clinic in The Hague’s largest teaching hospital: Haaglanden Medical Centre
Short Communication Open Access
Author(s): Ellie Lenselink
Aim: To identify whether there were improvements in wound healing following the introduction of a new protocol for vascular examination and treatment. Method: Retrospective analyses of two patient cohorts. First cohort 2010-2013 and second cohort 2016. Results: In total 209 cases were included. The second cohort demonstrated an improved healing rate of 10% (p=0.01) and a decrease in the need of additional surgery, however not significant (p>0.05). The number of patients who underwent revascularisation was 40% in the first cohort and 58% in the second cohort (p=0,00) and this was significant more often shortly before or after their surgical procedure in the cohort of 2016 (p=0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the outcomes of revascularisation and wound hea... view moreĀ»