Effectiveness of Compression Hosiery in Preventing Venous Leg Ulcers

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Literature Review
The application of compression hosiery is considered to be effective and best practice which
assists to prevent the recurrence of the venous leg ulcers. The non-adherence of the therapy is
common as the prescribed high compression stocking have high non-adherence levels in
comparison to moderate compression stockings. Compression is useful to treat different
symptoms of chronic venous disease (Raju, 2019). The chronic venous insufficiency within
an individual leads to the development of leg ulcers which is difficult to treat. The venous leg
ulcers can endure for long time periods and imposes a negative impact on the quality of life.
Venous leg ulcers are seen to be the open wounds in the skins of the lower leg because of the
high blood pressure in the legal veins. It occurs due to the cycle of events in the venous
system of the leg.
Compression therapy is a significant component of treating the venous leg ulcer and prevents
it from recurrence. The therapy assists to decrease inflammation and venous stasis, improve
tissue vascularisation and decrease venous hypertension. The preventive measures after
healing should be followed for preventing the recurring of ulcers. Patient education along
with regular checkups and compression stocking are the preventive measures for minimizing
the recurrence risk (Ontario, 2019). Combinations of continued use of compression and
surgical correction of the causes have depicted to be significantly decreasing the recurrence
of the venous leg ulcers. Compression stocking applying higher pressure to the region of
ankle decreases the pressure in the leg’s higher areas. Compression therapy assists to treat
lymphatic and venous insufficiency. The most common compression therapy systems are the
compression bandages which provideaid ulcer healing and sustained compression. Other
types of compression therapy are intermittent pneumatic and boots devices (Weller,
Buchbinder& Johnston, 2016).
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