Key result
Medical compression stockings can reduce the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome by 50% as well as its severity.
Why the study?
Do medical compression stockings reduce the incidence and severity of post-thrombotic syndrome in adults following acute deep vein thrombosis?
Do medical compression stockings reduce the incidence and severity of post-thrombotic syndrome in adults following acute deep vein thrombosis?
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Medical compression stockings are an effective intervention to reduce the incidence and severity of post-thrombotic syndrome, a chronic sequela of deep vein thrombosis.
The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a common but not completely understood and rarely studied sequela of an acute deep vein thrombosis. The influence of several risk factors on the incidence or severity of PTS is controversial. The therapeutic options for PTS are still limited. Appropriate medical compression stockings can reduce the incidence (-50 %) as well as the severity of PTS. In the case of severe, symptomatic PTS, they should be worn lifelong. As PTS is a chronic and often progressive disease, patients need regular clinical follow-up and encouragement to continuously wear their compression therapy. New strategies for treating PTS are needed.
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Reich-Schupke et al. (2009) conducted a review in Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Medical compression stockings was evaluated on Incidence of PTS (-50 %). Medical compression stockings can reduce the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome by 50% as well as its severity.
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