Compression Stockings

Tight coverings for the foot and leg that are worn to aid circulation in the legs, and prevent the formation of EDEMA and DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION STOCKINGS serve a similar purpose especially for bedridden patients, and following surgery.

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Networked: 917 relevant articles (117 outcomes, 165 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Kahn, Susan R: 11 articles (02/2020 - 07/2004)
2.	Prandoni, Paolo: 8 articles (01/2022 - 08/2004)
3.	Prins, Martin H: 8 articles (01/2022 - 08/2004)
4.	Partsch, Hugo: 8 articles (01/2019 - 01/2002)
5.	Haase, Hermann: 7 articles (01/2022 - 01/2015)
6.	Jünger, Michael: 7 articles (01/2022 - 01/2015)
7.	Jünger, M: 7 articles (01/2020 - 12/2000)
8.	Partsch, H: 7 articles (07/2016 - 08/2002)
9.	Ten Cate-Hoek, Arina J: 6 articles (01/2022 - 07/2010)
10.	Mosti, Giovanni: 6 articles (01/2020 - 10/2010)

Related Diseases

1.	Venous Thrombosis (Deep-Vein Thrombosis) 06/01/1984 - "The efficacy of graduated compression stockings in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after major gynaecological surgery was investigated in a controlled randomized prospective trial in 196 patients who were greater than 35 years of age. " 03/01/1989 - "Above-knee graduated compression stockings are effective in preventing postoperative deep vein thrombosis, but are more expensive and less acceptable than below-knee stockings. " 06/01/1984 - "The efficacy of graduated compression stockings in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after major gynaecological surgery." 06/01/2016 - "Whether compression stockings are effective in the prevention of post thrombotic syndrome in patients with deep vein thrombosis remains unknown. " 02/01/2006 - "Class I or II below knee compression stockings are effective in the prevention of lower limb venous thrombosis."
2.	Edema (Dropsy) 01/01/2018 - "Elastic compression stockings (ECS) are effective in preventing and reducing occupational edema (OE), but the optimal pressure according to the prevalent working position during the day is still controversial. " 10/01/2009 - "A prospective study is required to determine the temporal dynamics of dermal thickness changes after DVT and the relationship to the development of PTS. This test has the potential to be beneficial in the follow-up of patients after a DVT and provide clinical evidence for using graduated elastic compression stockings to control edema and prevent the development of more advanced skin changes." 03/01/2019 - "Bioimpedance results confirmed a slightly better edema improvement with 35 mmHg medical compression stocking." 01/01/2011 - "Conservative therapy consisting of lymphatic drainage and compression stockings is often recommended, but is only effective against the edema. " 09/13/2022 - "Conclusions: The wearing of elastic compression stockings on the lower legs is objectively effective for improving leg edema in pregnant women."
3.	Pain (Aches) 01/01/2023 - "Pain (median 1.0 vs. 1.5, p=0.0320) and limb volume (mean 43.7 vs. 99.8, p=0.0071) were significantly improved in patients wearing elastic compression stockings for 7 days after phlebectomy compared with controls. " 01/01/2021 - "Those having concurrent phlebectomies and compression stockings also had significantly better pain scores on days 1-3, day 5, and day 7. Improvement in the median venous clinical severity score was noted at 6-month follow-up, but this was not significant. " 02/01/1999 - "A statistically significant improvement (p < 0.001) was reported in patient severity scores for lower extremity swelling, pain, skin discoloration, activity tolerance, depression and sleeping problems after 1 and 16 months of treatment with compression stockings. " 04/01/2023 - "Compared to EVLA, the improvement in quality-of-life outcomes is also sustained and similar, with less pain and fewer complications due to the absence of tumescence anesthesia and postprocedural compression stockings." 07/01/2023 - "Throughout her admission, she had improvement in her bruising but continued to have pain with ambulation that was somewhat alleviated with the use of a compression stocking. "
4.	Varicose Veins (Varicose Vein) 01/01/2021 - "There is insufficient high-certainty evidence to determine whether or not compression stockings are effective as the sole and initial treatment of varicose veins in people without healed or active venous ulceration, or whether any type of stocking is superior to any other type. " 12/09/2013 - "There is insufficient, high quality evidence to determine whether or not compression stockings are effective as the sole and initial treatment of varicose veins in people without healed or active venous ulceration, or whether any type of stocking is superior to any other type. " 11/09/2011 - "There is insufficient, high quality evidence to determine whether or not compression stockings are effective as the sole and initial treatment of varicose veins in people without healed or active venous ulceration, or whether any type of stocking is superior to any other type. " 01/01/2012 - "Treatment of the varicose veins (including elastic stockings) was effective for all of the patients. " 01/01/1986 - "The authors then report the results of a study conducted on patients affected by varices to establish the efficacy of a treatment by means of elastic stockings with graduated compressive pressure and the efficacy of reflex-rheography as a noninvasive, economical and easy-to-use method for the assessment of the variations in venous return flow produced by the association of muscular activity and elastocompression."
5.	Venous Insufficiency 10/01/2000 - "After four weeks of treatment, compression with class 1 Elastic Compression Stockings allows a statistically significant improvement of Quality of Life and a decreasing of limb oedema in patients presenting with mild chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. " 11/01/1996 - "The results lead us to conclude that (i) the method presented here enables a quantification of the venolymphatic drainage and (ii) that therapy with compression stockings, for both healthy test persons and patients suffering from chronic venous insufficiency, leads to a significant improvement of venolymphatic drainage." 01/01/1991 - "Despite documentation of substantial stocking compressive effects by skin pressure measurements, neither below-knee or above-knee elastic compression stockings significantly improved ambulatory venous pressure, venous refill time, maximum venous pressure with exercise, or the amplitude of venous pressure excursion in healthy patients or in patients with deep venous insufficiency (p greater than 0.05). " 03/28/1990 - "[A new type of compression stocking is more effective in deep venous insufficiency]." 11/01/2008 - "Compression therapy with medical elastic compression stockings (MECS) has been used effectively for treating patients with chronic venous insufficiency for many years. "

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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Aftercare (After-Treatment)
3.	Compression Bandages
4.	Early Ambulation
5.	Catheters