Medicine:Venous stasis
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Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs.
Presentation
Complications
Potential complications of venous stasis are:
- Venous ulcers
- Blood clot formation in veins (venous thrombosis), that can occur in the deep veins of the legs (deep vein thrombosis, DVT) or in the superficial veins
Causes
Causes[1] of venous stasis include:
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Previous damage to leg
- Blood clot
- Smoking
- Swelling and inflammation of a vein close to the skin
- Congestive heart failure.[2]
- Long periods of immobility that can be encountered from driving,[3] flying, bed rest/hospitalization, or having an orthopedic cast. Recommendations by clinicians to reduce venous stasis and DVT/PE often encourage increasing walking, calf exercises, and intermittent pneumatic compression when possible.[4][5][6]
Diagnosis
See also
References
- ↑ "Chronic Venous Insufficiency" (in en). 2021-08-08. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/chronic-venous-insufficiency.
- ↑ Zhu, Ruiqi; Hu, Yu; Tang, Liang (2017). "Reduced cardiac function and risk of venous thromboembolism in Asian countries". Thrombosis Journal 15 (1): 12. doi:10.1186/s12959-017-0135-3. ISSN 1477-9560. PMID 28450810.
- ↑ Barbara G. Wells; Joseph T. DiPiro; Terry L. Schwinghammer; Gary R. Matzke; Gary C. Yee; Robert L. Talbert; L. Michael Posey (2008). Pharmacotherapy Handbook. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 163. ISBN 9780071485012.
- ↑ "New DVT guidelines: no evidence to support "economy class syndrome"; oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy increase DVT risk in long-distance travelers". American College of Chest Physicians. 7 February 2012. http://www.chestnet.org/News/ACCP-Clinical-News/2012/02/ACCP-Antithrombotic-and-Economy-Class-Syndrome.
- ↑ Hecht, M. E. (2010). A practical guide to hip surgery: from pre-op to recovery. Sunrise River Press. ISBN 978-1-934716-12-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=rATPBt0-rn8C&pg=PA47.
- ↑ "Prevention of VTE in nonorthopedic surgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines". Chest 141 (suppl 2): e227S–e277S. 2012. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2297. PMID 22315263.
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