Dose-response of compression therapy for chronic venous edema-higher pressures are associated with greater volume reduction: Two randomized clinical studies

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Vanscheidt, Wolfgang ^a   Ukat, Alexandra ^a   Partsch, Hugo ^b  

^a Dermatologische Praxisgemeinschaft Freiburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARISM; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; MALE; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDEMA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 59649086027     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.070     Document Type: Article

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