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Improving Adherence to Wearing Compression Stockings for Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Leg Ulcers: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2021
Laila Bar,1 Susan Brandis,1 Darryn Marks2 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Bond University, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Queensland, Australia; 2Department of Physiotherapy, Bond University, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine ...
Bar L, Brandis S, Marks D
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A randomized crossover trial on the effect of compression stockings on nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

International Journal of Women's Health, 2017
Erika Mendoza,1 Felix Amsler2 1Venenpraxis, Wunstorf, Germany; 2Amsler Consulting, Basel, Switzerland Introduction: This study aimed to assess the impact of wearing compression stockings on women’s quality of life (QoL) associated with nausea and
Mendoza E, Amsler F
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Terminology: resistance or stiffness for medical compression stockings?

Veins and Lymphatics, 2013
Based on previous experimental work with medical compression stockings it is proposed to restrict the term stiffness to measurements on the human leg and rather to speak about resistance when it comes to characterize the elastic property of compression ...
André Cornu-Thenard, Jean-Patrick Benigni, Jean-François Uhl   +2 more
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The variation in pressures exerted by commercially available compression garments [PDF]

, 2015
Commercially available compression garments (CGs) demonstrate the enhanced recovery from exercise in some, but not all studies. It is possible that in some cases the degree of compression pressure (ComP) exerted is not sufficient to produce any ...
Hill, Jessica, Davidson, Stuart, Howatson, Glyn, van Someren, Ken, Van Someren, Ken A., Pedlar, Charles, Pedlar, Charles R.   +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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Effect of Flat-Knitted Medical Compression Stockings on Venous Malformations

, 2023
Venous malformations are one of the most common vascular anomalies. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of medical compression stockings of class I and II on the volume of venous malformations.
Rother, Ulrich, Janka, Rolf, Rafael Heiss, Werner Lang, Ulrich Rother, Mükke, Antje, Rolf Janka, Li, Yi, Uder, Michael, Heiss, Rafael, Lang, Werner, Antje Mükke, Michael Uder, Yi Li   +13 more
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