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Comparative Study
The effect of medical elastic compression stockings with different slope values on edema. Measurements underneath three different types of stockings.
Medical elastic compression stockings are widely used in venous diseases. Their effects on the venous system have been shown in the past. Up to now, little is known about the slope or stiffness factor of stockings. ⋯ There is a statistically significant difference in CFR, and consequently in the development of edema, between not wearing an elastic compression stocking and wearing an elastic compression stocking. There is also a statistically significant difference in CFR between elastic compression stockings with the same compression, but a low slope profile and a high slope profile. Stockings with a low slope, but a higher compression may perform as well as stockings with a higher slope but a lower compression in reducing the CFR. In patients with a strong tendency to develop edema it may be advisable to prescribe stockings with a high slope profile.