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Compression Stockings and Venous Function [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2002
Surgical compression stockings measurably improve venous physiologic mechanisms, and stocking brands do not differ from one another.Eleven patients, (8 men and 3 women [mean age, 53 years]), were included. Six patients had primary venous insufficiency and 5 patients had secondary venous insufficiency; 5 patients were in CEAP class 4 and 6 were in CEAP ...
Paul J, Zajkowski, Mary C, Proctor, Thomas W, Wakefield, Jess, Bloom, Beverlee, Blessing, Lazar J, Greenfield   +5 more
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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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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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Stockings or bandages for leg-ulcer compression?

, 2014
Background: Four-layer bandaging is the standard treatment for venous leg ulcers but is bulky and can restrict mobility. Two-layer compression stockings have recently been marketed but their clinical and cost effectiveness were unknown.
Adderley, U, Stubbs, N
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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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