Adequate Pressure of Elastic Compression Stocking after Varicose Vein Surgery

Abstract

Elastic compression stockings are used in surgical treatment of varicose vein. In a trial of low versus high compression stockings (15–20 mmHg vs. 20–30 mmHg) after varicose vein stripping, both showed no statistical significance in the reduced degrees of the venous volume (VV) and venous filling index (VFI) at 1 month after the operation. In a further study in higher VFI cases (over 6 ml/sec, preoperatively), comparable results were obtained. Our results indicate that, after surgery, low and high compression stockings were equally effective in improving the venous function. Therefore, good results have been produced by recommending the low compression stocking especially to the discomfort patients.