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Risks and Contraindications of Medical Compression Treatment – A Critical Reappraisal.

An International Consensus Statement.

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• Better wearing comfort of knee-length elastic compression stockings with an interface pressure of 18–21 mmHg compared to 23–32 mmHg in elderly people after a one day trial – Influence on foot deformities, rheumatism and arthritis. 
• High tolerance of progressive elastic compression in peripheral arterial disease.
• Effect of lower leg compression during caesarean section on post-spinal hypotension and neonatal hemodynamic parameters: nonrandomized controlled clinical trial.

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• Adjustable compression wrap devices are cheaper and more effective than inelastic bandages for venous leg ulcer healing. A Multicentric Italian Randomized Clinical Experience
• Importance of adequate pressure in compression therapy. Basis for successful treatment
• Round-knit or flat-knit compression garments for maintenance therapy of lymphedema of the leg? – Review of the literature and technical data

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• Validation of a gravitational model to study local endogenous biomarkers in chronic venous insufficiency
• Graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis
• Comparison of 15–20 mmHg versus 20–30 mmHg compression stockings in reducing occupational oedema in standing and seated healthy individuals
• Treatment protocol on stasis edema in poorly mobile nursing home patients

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• Control of lower extremity edema in patients with diabetes: double blind randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of mild compression diabetic socks
• Effects of compression stockings on elevation of leg lymph pumping pressure and improvement of quality of life in healthy female volunteers: A randomized controlled trial
• Compression use in the era of endovenous interventions and wound care centres
• Acceptance, compliance and effects of compression stockings on venous functional symptoms and quality of life of Italian pregnant women

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• Eliciting patients’ preferences for elastic compression stocking therapy after deep vein thrombosis: potential for improving compliance
• Compression therapy – current practice of care: level of knowledge in patients with venous leg ulcers
• Impact of compression stockings vs continuous positive airway pressure on overnight fluid shift and obstructive sleep apnea among patients on dialysis
• A randomized crossover trial on the effect of compression stockings on nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy

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• Hemodynamic performance of low strength below knee graduated elastic compression stockings in health, venous disease, and lymphedema
• Venous leg symptoms in healthy subjects assessed during prolonged standing
• The effects of short-term use of compression stockings on health related quality of life in patients with chronic venous insufficiency
• A compression kit of a stocking and three superimposed leggings is easy to don and dose adjustable

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• Booster study: Comparative evaluation of a new concept of elastic stockings in mild venous insufficiency
• A randomized double-blind trial of upward progressive versus degressive compressive stockings in patients with moderate to severe chronic venous insufficiency
• Compression stockings with a negative pressure gradient have a more pronounced effect on venous pumping function than graduated elastic compression stockings
• Interface pressure and venous drainage of two compression stocking types in healthy volunteers and in patients with hemodynamic disturbances of the legs

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• Editor’s choice – Management of chronic venous disease: Clinical practice guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS)
• Compression therapy: Scientific background and practical applications
• A study of leg edema in immobile patients

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• Compression stockings in the management of fractures of the ankle. A randomized controlled trial
• Randomised controlled trial comparing European standard class 1 to class 2 compression stockings for ulcer recurrence and patient compliance
• Donning devices (foot slips and frames) enable elderly people with severe chronic venous insufficiency to put on compression stocking

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• Graduated compression stockings to treat acute leg pain associated with proximal DVT. A randomized controlled trial
• Prospective 12-year follow-up study of clinical and hemodynamic sequelae after deep vein thrombosis in low-risk patients (Zurich Study)
• Efficacy of a short course of complex lymphedema therapy or graduated compression stocking therapy in the treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome
• Clinical and cost-effectiveness of compression hosiery versus compression bandages in the treatment of venous leg ulcers (Venous leg Ulcer Study IV, VenUS IV): a randomized controlled trial

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• Post-thrombotic syndrome 3 years after deep vein thrombosis in the thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in out-patients (TULIPA) PLUS Registry
• Randomized trial of effect of compression stockings in patients with symptomatic proximal vein thrombosis
• Below-knee elastic compression stockings to prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome
• Compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome: a rando-mized placebo-controlled trial

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• Chronic venous disease progression and modification of predisposing factors
• Compression stockings after endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein: a prospective randomized controlled trial
• Compression stockings have a synergistic effect with walking in the late afternoon to reduce edema of the lower limbs
• Development of combined two-piece elastic stockings
• Effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression in reduction of risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients who have had a stroke (CLOTS 3): a multicenter randomized controlled trial
• Compression stockings significantly improve hemodynamic performance in post-thrombotic syndrome irrespective of class or length

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• Randomised controlled trial comparing European standard class 1 to class 2 compression stockings for ulcer recurrence and patient compliance
• Efficacy and comfort of medical compression stockings with low and moderate pressure six weeks after vein surgery
• Variability of interface pressure produced by ready-to-wear compression stockings
• Efficacy of gradual pressure-decline compression stockings in Asian pati-ents with lower leg varicose veins: analysis by general measurements and magnetic resonance image
• Compression therapy in elderly and overweight patients
• Foot-sparing postoperative compression bandage: a possible alternative to the traditional bandage
• Thigh-length versus below-knee compression elastic stockings for preven-tion of the postthrombotic syndrome in patients with proximal-venous thrombosis: a randomized trial
• Compression therapy in mixed ulcers increases venous output and arterial perfusion
• Acceptability and practicability of elastic compression stockings in the elderly: a randomized controlled evaluation
• Safety and efficacy of mild compression (18 – 25 mmHg) therapy in patients with diabetes and lower extremity edema

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• Safety and efficacy of mild compression (18 – 25 mmHg) therapy in patients with diabetes and lower extremity edema
• Therapy with compression stockings in Germany – results from the Bonn Vein Study
• Unexpected venous diameter reduction by compression stocking of deep, but not of superficial veins. A case report.
• Effect of multilayer high-compression bandaging on ankle range of motion and oxygen cost of walking
• Use of custom-made stockings to control postoperative leg and foot edema following free tissue transfer and external fixation of fractures
• Compression therapy for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers – Update of Cochrane Database

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• Thigh-length versus below-knee compression elastic stockings for prevention of the postthrombotic syndrome in patients with proximal-venous thrombosis: a randomized trial
• Compression hosiery for occupational leg symptoms and leg volume: a randomized crossover trial in a cohort of hairdressers
• Using intermittent pneumatic compression therapy to improve quality of life for symptomatic patients with infrapopliteal diffuse peripheral obstructive disease
• Compression stockings with a negative pressure gradient have a more pronounced effect on venous pumping function than graduated elasticcompression stockings
• Randomized controlled trial comparing treatment outcome of two compression bandaging systems and standard care without compressionin patients with venous leg ulcers
• Compression stockings with moderate pressure are able to reduce chronic leg oedema

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• Thigh-length versus below-knee stockings for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis after stroke: a randomized trial
• Compression versus sclerotherapy for patients with isolated refluxing reticular veins and telangiectasia: a randomized trial comparing quality - of- life outcomes
• Prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing a new two-component compression system with inelastic multicomponent compression bandages in the treatment of leg lymphedema
• Prospective randomized controlled trial to analyze the effects of intermittent pneumatic compression onedema following autologous femoropopliteal bypass surgery
• Medical compression: effects on pulsatile leg blood flow
• Compression therapy in mixed ulcers increases venous output and arterial perfusion

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• Acceptability and practicability of elastic compression stockings in the elderly: a randomized controlled evaluation
• Impact of compression therapy on local microcirculation and histomorphology in venous leg ulcer
• Compression therapy following invasive treatment in Phlebology
• Cardio -respiratory and metabolic responses to different levels of compression during submaximal exercise
• Clinical trials needed to evaluate compression therapy in breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL). Proposals from an expert group.
• The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelinesof the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum

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• Multicenter randomized trial comparing compression with MCS versus bandage after surgery for varicoseveins
• Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy: Factors Associated with Outcomes and Complications
• Individually tailored duration of elastic compression therapy in relation to incidence of the postthromboticsyndrome
• Is low compression pressure able to improve venous pumping function in patients with venous insufficiency?
• Thigh compression after great saphenous surgery is more effective with high pressure
• Inelastic bandages maintain their hemodynamic effectiveness over time despite significant pressure loss
• The impact of intermittent pneumatic compression devices on deep venous flow velocity in patients with congestive heart failure

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• Ease of Application of Medical Compression Stocking Systems for the Treatment of Venous Ulcers
• Compliance to Compression Therapy in Patients with Existing Venous Leg Ulcers. Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
• Lower Limb Compression Garment improves Recovery from Exercise-induced Muscle Damage in Young, Active Females
• Venous Leg Ulcers: Patient Concordance with Compression Therapy and its Impact on Healing and Preven-tion of Recurrence
• Physiological Effects of Wearing Graduated Compression Stockings during Running

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• Correlation between the static and dynamic stiffness indices of medical elastic compression stockings
• Compression for venous leg ulcers
• Randomized trial of medical compression stockings versus two - layer short - stretch bandaging in the management of venous leg ulcers
• Inflammatory cytokine levels in chronic venous insufficiency ulcer tissue before and after compressiontherapy
• A compression bandage improves local infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty
• Effectiveness of thigh- length graduated compression stockings to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosisafter stroke (CLOTS trial 1): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
• Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thrombo - embolism in high- risk patients

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• Use of MCS in the general population – Data from the Bonn vein study
• Compression after sclerotherapy for telangiectasias and reticular veins: A randomized controlled study
• Compression therapy for occupational leg symptoms and chronic venous disorders – A meta analysis ofrandomised controlled trials
• Leg symptoms of healthy people and their treatment with compression hosiery
• Moderate strength MCS for the treatment of recalcitrant venous ulcers are not inferior to multilayer short-stretch bandages
• The treatment of venous leg ulcers with a specifically designed compression stocking kit. Comparison withbandaging
• Management of venous ulcers: A meta analysis of randomized studies comparing bandages with specifically designed stockings
• Analysis of risk factors relevant to choose compression therapy for venous ulcers
• Comparison of round with flat knitted medical compression stockings for the treatment of advanced stable lymphedema
• Experiences by doctors and patients of MCS 20-36 mmHg in France
• Biomechanics of MCS donning process
• Key parameters of the putting on process: hydration, rubbing, friction, texture of the MCS(medical compression stocking)
• How to improve compliance of compression therapy (20-36 mmHg):– How patients put on, wear and pull off their medical compression stockings (MCS)– Testing an innovative MCS

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• The treatment of venous leg ulcers with a specifically designed compression stocking kit – Comparisonwith bandaging
• Guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of venous ulcers (version 8-2008) – ICD10: 183.0 (without inflammation) and 183.2 (with inflammation)
• Interface pressure and stiffness of various elastic stockings during posture changes and exercise.
• Role of MRI in investigating the effects of elastic compression stockings on the deformation of the superficial and deep veins in the lower leg.
• Compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome: a role for anticoagulation clinics?
• Inelastic compression increases venous ejection fraction more than elastic bandages in patients with superficial venous reflux

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• Compression therapy for occupational leg symtoms and chronic venous disorders – a meta-analysis ofrandomised controlled trials
• Guidelines for clinical studies with compression devices in patients with venous disorders
• Indications for compression therapy in venous and lymphatic disease. Consensus based on experimental data and scientific evidence. Under the auspices of the UIP.
• Effect of prolonged treatment with compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic sequelae: A randomized controlled trial.
• Variation in the dynamic stiffness index of different types of medical elastic compression stockings

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• Prevalence and acceptance of therapy with medical compression stockings – Results from the BonnVein Study
• Efficacy of elastic compression stockings used early of after resolution of the oedema onrecanalization after deep venous thrombosis: The COM.PRE Trial
• Randomised clinical trial of the duration of compression therapy after varicose vein surgery
• Simultaneous Changes of Leg Circumference and Interface Pressure under Different Compression Bandages
• Prevention of recurrence of venous ulceration: randomized controlled trial of class 2 and class 3 elastic compression.
• Superimposed elastic stockings: Pressure measurements

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• Compression after sclerotherapy for teleangiectasias and reticular veins: A randomized controlled study
• Prevention of recurrence of venous ulceration: randomized controlled trial of class 2 and class 3 elastic compression.
• Compression with and without early ambulation in the prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome: a systematic review.
• Compression therapy after varicose vein surgery: results of a French national inquiery
• Compression bandages, influence of techniques of use on their clinical efficacy and tolerance
• Interface pressure and stiffness of ready made compression stockings: Comparison of in vivo andin vitro measurements

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• Healing venous ulcers with different modalities of leg compression – Unexpected findings of a pilot study
• Effect of elastic compression stockings on oedema prevention in healthy controls evaluated by a three-dimensional measurement system.
• Compression stockings reduce occupational leg swelling
• Intermittent pneumatic compression of the foot and calf improves the outcome of catheter-directedthrombolysis using low-dose urokinase in patients with acute proximal venous thrombosis of the leg.
• Guideline of the German Society of Phlebology: Medical Compression Stockings (MKS)
• Superimposed Elastic Stockings: Pressure Measurements

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• Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers
• Effects of elastic stockings on quality of life of patients with chronicvenous insufficiency
• Is compression bandaging accurate? The routine use of interface pressure measurements in compression bandagingof venous leg ulcers.
• Venous haemodynamic effects of anti-thromboembolism stockings

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• Graduated compression stockings as prophylaxis for flight-related venous thrombosis: systematic literature review
• Measurement of Lower Leg Compression In Vivo:Recommendations for the Performance of Measurements of Interface Pressure and Stiffness
• Comparison of surgery and compression with compressionalone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR study): randomisedcontrolled trial.
• The influence of superficial venous surgery and compression onincompetent calf perforators in chronic venous leg ulceration.
• Randomized clinical trial of compression plus surgery versuscompression alone in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHARstudy) –haemodynamic and anatomical changes.

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• Use of elastic compression stockings after deep venousthrombosis: a comparison of practices and perceptions ofthrombosis physicians and patients.
• Use of Compression Stockings after Deep Vein Thrombosis in an International Survey – Results from a questionnaire (Kompressionsstrümpfe nach tiefer Beinvenenthrombose iminternationalen Vergleich – Ergebnisse einer Fragebogenumfrage)
• Guideline intermittent pneumatic compression (Leitlinie Intermittierende pneumatische Kompression)
• Immediate mobilisation in acute vein thrombosis reducespost-thrombotic syndrome.

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• Below-knee elastic compression stockings to prevent the postthrombotic syndrome
• The addition of manual lymph drainage to compression therapyfor breast cancer related lymphedema: a randomized controlledtrial
• Compressive therapy after varicose vein surgery: results of aFrench national inquiry
• Guideline of the German Society of Phlebology – Medical Compression Stockings
• Influence of compression therapy on the paracellular barrier

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• Evidence based compression therapy
• Non-pharmaceutical measures for prevention of post-thromboticsyndrome (Cochrane Review)
• Compression therapy for treating stage I and II (Widmer) post-thrombotic syndrome (Cochrane Review)
• Conférence Internationale de Consensus sur la Compression(International Consensus Conference on Compresssion)

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• Randomized clinical trial of three-layer paste andfour-layer bandages for venous leg ulcers.
• Randomized clinical trial of varicose vein surgery with compressionversus compression alone for the treatment of venous ulceration
• Multilayer compression: Comparison of four different four-layer-bandage systems applied to the leg
• Combination of hydrocolloid dressing and medical compressionstocking versus Unna’s boot for the treatment of venous leg ulcers
• Questionnaire on the use of compression stockings after deep vein thrombosis

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• How to utilize compression after sclerotherapy
• Comparative study of the effectiveness of class 1 compressionstockings on the symptomatology of early chronic venous disease
• Therapy of acute deep vein thrombosis and prevention of the post-thrombotic syndrome.
• Graduated compression stocking manages to prevent economyclass syndrome
• Epidemiological study to investigate the prevalence and severityof chronic venous disorders in the urban and rural residentialpopulations.

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• The Oedema – Protective Effect of Lycra Support Stockings
• Does thigh compression improve venous haemodynamics in chronic venous insufficiency?
• Compression Profiles of Antiembolic Stockings
• Effect of Posture on the Pressure Exerted by Below-Knee Class IICompression Stockings on Normal Subjects

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• Introducing controlled outpatient management of deep venous thrombosis: A feasibility study with 827 patients
• Recurrence of chronic venous ulcers on the basis of clinical, etiologic, anatomic, and pathophysiologic criteria and air plethysmography
• Effects of Compression Hosiery in Female Workers with a Standing Profession
• Why insurers should reimburse for compression stockings in patients with chronic venous stasis

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• Prevention and Treatment of Postphlebitic Syndrome.Results of a 3-Part-Study
  Medizinische Kompressionstherapie
• Current approaches to venous ulcers and compression