Introduction:

Chronic venous insufficiency causes 80% of ulcers in the lower extremities. It has been shown that training programs in the proper application of bandages and wound healing can reduce healing time, number of recurrences, as well as the complications associated with bandaging.

Objective:

to describe the impact of a training program in self-care and adherence on the correct application of a compression bandage.

Materials and methods:

Records of all participants of the pilot program: training and self-care in patients with chronic venous ulcers, from the wound clinic of the Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service of the Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga were reviewed.

Results:

A total of 84 patients were analyzed in the vascular wound clinic, of which 73.8% (62) showed complete healing, 26.2% (22) did not achieve complete healing after 12 weeks. The average healing time for all patients was 7.6 (3.3) weeks.

Conclusions:

Eighty-four patients were analyzed of which 73.8% (62) presented complete healing, 26.2% (22) did not reach complete healing at 12 weeks. The average healing time for all patients was 7.6 (3.3) weeks.