Effects of preventive use of compression stockings for elderly with chronic venous insufficiency and swollen legs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Many home-dwelling elderly use medical compression stockings to prevent venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis, painful legs and leg ulcers. Assisting users with applying and removing compression stockings demands resources from the home based health services, but the effects are u...

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Autores principales: Dahm, Kristin Thuve, Myrhaug, Hilde Tinderholt, Strømme, Hilde, Fure, Brynjar, Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1087-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30845919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1087-1

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