Immediate Hemodynamic Effect of the Additional Use of the SCD EXPRESS™ Compression System in Patients with Venous Ulcers Treated with the Four-layer Compression Bandaging System

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-487

  Kalodiki, E ^a   Ellis, M ^a   Kakkos, S K ^a   Williams, A ^a   Davies, A H ^a   Geroulakos, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 layer bandage; CVI; IPC; SCD EXPRESS compression system; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

SCD EXPRESS COMPRESSION SYSTEM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG ULCER; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS REFLUX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33847412802     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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