Importance and advantages of intermittent external pneumatic compression therapy in venous stasis ulceration

Angiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-23

  Alpagut, Ufuk ^a,b   Dayioglu, Enver ^a,b  

^a Istanbul University ^*

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT EXTERNAL PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION THERAPY; LEG ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS STASIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BANDAGES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTPHLEBITIC SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 12944259075     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970505600103     Document Type: Article

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