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Are compression stockings an effective treatment for orthostatic presyncope? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundSyncope, or fainting, affects approximately 6.2% of the population, and is associated with significant comorbidity. Many syncopal events occur secondary to excessive venous pooling and capillary filtration in the lower limbs when upright.
Clare Louise Protheroe, Anastasia Dikareva, Carlo Menon, Victoria Elizabeth Claydon   +3 more
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Study on the Wearing Performance of Compression Stockings and Its Influence on the Blood Flow Velocity of Lower Limbs [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Compression stockings can reduce venous pressure and improve venous return by applying progressive pressure on the lower limbs from bottom to top, thereby preventing and treating venous diseases of the lower limbs.
Liu Hainan, Cheng Ling
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Influence of compression therapy following varicose vein surgery: a prospective randomized study

Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2023
Background The use of compression dressings after phlebectomy is based solely on clinical experience due to the lack of a unified set of definitive recommendations, which makes clinical practice extremely heterogeneous.
Felipe Coelho Neto, Walter Junior Boim Araújo, Sergio Belczak, Eduarda Ferreira Rui, Beatriz Begnini Borsato, Nathália Favaretto Baldesserra, Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira   +6 more
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Effects of preventive use of compression stockings for elderly with chronic venous insufficiency and swollen legs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Many home-dwelling elderly use medical compression stockings to prevent venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis, painful legs and leg ulcers. Assisting users with applying and removing compression stockings demands resources from the home
Kristin Thuve Dahm, Hilde Tinderholt Myrhaug, Hilde Strømme, Brynjar Fure, Kjetil Gundro Brurberg   +4 more
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Compression Stockings Improve Cardiac Output and Cerebral Blood Flow during Tilt Testing in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Patients: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a clinical condition in which symptoms worsen upon assuming and maintaining upright posture and are ameliorated by recumbency.
C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen, Peter C. Rowe, Frans C. Visser   +2 more
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The Use of Compression Stockings to Reduce Water Retention in the Legs During Gaming and Esports: Randomized Controlled Field Study

Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 2022
BackgroundWith the increasing digitalization of daily life, internet-based entertainment such as gaming and streaming has advanced to one of the megatrends of the 21st century.
Steffen Christian Ekkehard Schmidt, Stefan Sell, Alexander Woll   +2 more
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Compression stockings in addition to low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical inpatients requiring pharmacoprophylaxis: the GAPS non-inferiority RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Patients admitted to hospital for surgery are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis and mechanical prophylaxis (usually graduated compression stockings or intermittent pneumatic compression) have been ...
Joseph Shalhoub, Rebecca Lawton, Jemma Hudson, Christopher Baker, Andrew Bradbury, Karen Dhillon, Tamara Everington, Manjit S Gohel, Zaed Hamady, Beverly J Hunt, Gerard Stansby, David Warwick, John Norrie, Alun H Davies   +13 more
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Hemodynamic response to non-pneumatic anti-shock compression garments in patients with renal dysfunction

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Patients with chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Chronic exposure to intermittent hemodialysis may be a source of added stress to the cardiovascular system; intradialytic hypotension is a common ...
R. Marinovich, Z. Li, T. Tamasi, K. Quinn, S. Wong, C. W. McIntyre   +5 more
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Semiautomatic intermittent pneumatic compression device applied to deep vein thrombosis in major orthopedic surgery

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018
Objective To investigate the effect of additional semiautomatic intermittent pneumatic compression device (IPCD) in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremity in these patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, when compared with ...
Dapeng Wang, Fuqin Bao, Qiang Li, Yugang Teng, Jianjun Li   +4 more
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Synergistic Effect of Adjustments of Elastic Stockings to Maintain Reduction in Leg Volume after Mechanical Lymph Drainage

International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2014
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of elastic compression stockings on volumetric variations of lymphedematous limbs between mechanical lymph drainage sessions.
José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Renata Lopes Pinto, Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy   +3 more
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