Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
Fig. 20.1 Decision process of thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients. 1. At admission, each hospitalized patient must have an assessment of his/her risks of VTE and bleeding according to the clinical…
Compression Therapy in Venous Disease
Fig. 5.1 Compression therapy relies on placement of circumferential garments that provide pressure on the leg with maximal intensity at the level of the ankle These laws, however, do…
Venous Physiology and Pathophysiology
Fig. 2.1 Recording of ambulatory venous pressure at rest and during ten tiptoe movements in a patient with varicose veins and saphenofemoral incompetence. The first recording was without a below-knee…
