Graduated compression stockings for the initial treatment of varicose veins in people without venous ulceration

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 7; p. CD008819
• Main Authors: Knight Nee Shingler, Sarah L, Robertson, Lindsay, Stewart, Marlene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 16.07.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Bias; Edema - diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Stockings, Compression; Treatment Outcome; Varicose Ulcer; Varicose Veins - therapy

Compression hosiery or stockings are often the first line of treatment for varicose veins in people without either healed or active venous ulceration. Evidence is required to determine whether the use of compression stockings can effectively manage and treat varicose veins in the early stages. This...