Compression therapy in venous diseases: physical assumptions and clinical effects

Andrzej Berszakiewicz; Aleksander Sieroń; Zbigniew Krasiński; Armand Cholewka; Agata Stanek

doi:10.5114/ada.2019.86990

Compression therapy in venous diseases: physical assumptions and clinical effects

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2020 Dec;37(6):842-847. doi: 10.5114/ada.2019.86990. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

Andrzej Berszakiewicz^{1

2}, Aleksander Sieroń³, Zbigniew Krasiński⁴, Armand Cholewka⁵, Agata Stanek³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Specialist Hospital No. 2, Bytom, Poland.
² Fresenius Dialysis Centre No. 38 in Oswiecim, Fresenius Nephrocare Polska, Oswiecim, Poland.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland.
⁴ Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
⁵ Department of Medical Physics, Chelkowski Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

Abstract

Compression therapy (CT) is an established treatment method in chronic venous disease. Despite years of clinical experience, choosing the optimum compression therapy, including grade and pressure distribution, which determine the efficacy of treatment poses a challenge. The paper discusses CT physical assumptions (stiffness, elasticity, static and dynamic stiffness indices), clinical effects and contraindications to CT.

Keywords: chronic venous disease; compression therapy; interface pressure; stiffness.

Publication types

Review