Effects of compression therapy in ambulatory patients with lower limb varicosity

Abstract

The article tells about the results of compression therapy using VENOTEKS TREND legwear in patients with varicose veins of the lower extremities CEAP class C2-C3, which lasted for 3 months as monotherapy (group 1, n = 15) or following thermal ablation (group 2 , n = 10). The prospective study involved observation of the clinical symptoms, assessment of changes in limb circumference, measurement of venous blood flow during USDS, subjective assessment by patients of the effectiveness and quality of the knitwear. As a result of the compression therapy, the subjective symptoms of the disease, in particular, pain and edema syndrome, demonstrated a regression. Objectively confirmed effects include: reduction of limb circumference measures at the ankle level (group 1 - 70% and group 2 - 50% of patients) and at middle thirds of shank (group 1 - 86.7%, group 2 - 70 % of patients), as well as a significant increase in blood flow velocity in the popliteal and femoral veins (group 1). These results confirm the effectiveness of the studied knitwear in the treatment of varicose veins and after thermal ablation. The study revealed high adherence of patients to compression therapy with a positive assessment of the treatment in all cases.