Quantifying the degree graduated elastic compression stockings enhance venous emptying

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-80

  Lattimer, C R ^a,b   Kalodiki, E ^a,b   Kafeza, M ^a,b   Azzam, M ^a,b   Geroulakos, G ^a,b  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air plethysmography; Chronic venous disorder; Compression stockings; Graduated elastic compression; Venous elastic recoil; Venous emptying; Venous outflow; Venous return

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERFACE PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUMP; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS RETURN; YOUNG ADULT;

AIR-PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; CHRONIC VENOUS DISORDER; COMPRESSION STOCKINGS; GRADUATED ELASTIC COMPRESSION; VENOUS ELASTIC RECOIL; VENOUS EMPTYING; VENOUS OUTFLOW; VENOUS RETURN;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891933924     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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