1. Clinical Guidelines on Compression Therapy in Venous Diseases.
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Sun CR, Liu MY, Ni QH, Cai F, Tang F, Yu ZY, Zhang JB, Zhang L, Zhang WW, and Li CM
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- Humans, Compression Bandages standards, Consensus, Postthrombotic Syndrome therapy, Postthrombotic Syndrome etiology, Treatment Outcome, Varicose Ulcer therapy, Varicose Ulcer diagnosis, Varicose Ulcer physiopathology, Varicose Veins therapy, Varicose Veins physiopathology, Vascular Diseases therapy, Vascular Diseases physiopathology, Vascular Diseases diagnosis, Evidence-Based Medicine standards, Venous Insufficiency therapy, Venous Insufficiency physiopathology
- Abstract
Background: In recent years, compression therapy has attracted gradually increasing clinical attention in lower extremity venous diseases. However, basic concepts and clear nomenclature, standard treatment methods, and consistent product standards for pressure equipment are lacking. Therefore, developing clinical guidelines for compression therapy is essential to improving the treatment of venous diseases., Methods: Our panel generated strong (grade I), moderate (grade IIa and IIb), and weak (grade III) recommendations based on high-quality (class A), moderate-quality (class B), and low-quality (class C) evidence, using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) approach and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) grading system., Results: The panels made 30 recommendations from current evidence, focusing on 7 fields of lower extremity venous disease (venous thromboembolism, post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), varicose veins, hemangioma and vascular malformations, lymphedema, and venous ulcers) and 18 topics., Conclusions: Of the 30 recommendations made across the 18 topics, 7 were strong (grade I) and 17 were based on high-quality (class A) evidence, highlighting the need for further research of the use of compression therapy., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2025
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