Submitted by Fabíola Silva (fabiola.silva@famerp.br) on 2016-09-14T17:46:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 taniadiasguimaraes_dissert.pdf: 2221794 bytes, checksum: 31be5c6999f747328bca96563ba514ba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-14T17:46:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 taniadiasguimaraes_dissert.pdf: 2221794 bytes, checksum: 31be5c6999f747328bca96563ba514ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-04-30 / Introduction: With difficulties to associate different therapies, a compression mechanism is the best choice of monotherapy in the treatment of lymphedema. Objective: The aim of the current study was to assess over one month the effectiveness of a compression mechanism as monotherapy to reduce the volume of leg lymphedema using a cotton-polyester (grosgrain) stocking.Patients and Method: In 2013, 26 consecutive patients with one-sided or bilateral lower leg lymphedema were assessed in a prospective clinical trial in the Clinica Godoy, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil. Six participants were male and 20 were female with ages ranging from 26 to 72 years (mean: 49 years). All patients with clinical diagnosis of grade II lower leg lymphedema regardless of the cause were included. Patients with a history of allergies, intolerance of compression mechanisms and those with infections, joint immobility and other conditions that might interfere with edema were excluded. All patients were evaluated by volumetry using the water displacement technique, at the beginning of treatment and weekly thereafter. The mechanism of compression was explained to all participants and they were advised about the need of frequent adjustments, how to adjust the stockings and the necessary care. At each consultation, volumetric variations, the patient’s tolerance to treatment, adverse events, correct usage and the need for adjustments were assessed. Major adjustments were made by a seamstress after evaluation by the treatment team. The data was input on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee and all patients signed informed consent forms. Quantitative variables are reported as means and standard deviation when the distribution was normal or medians and interquartile range when the data was asymmetric. The relationships of these variables in respect to the outcomes were compared using the Wilcoxon test with an alpha error of 5% being considered acceptable. Results: Forty-nine legs of the 26 participants with lymphedema were assessed. From week to week, both positive and negative variations were detected during the treatment using grosgrain stockings. In the first week, fifteen (30.61%) limbs increased in volume and 34 (69.38%) reduced in size. In the second week, five (10.20%) continued to increase and 44 (89.79%) reduced; in the third week four (8.16%) had further increases and 45 (91.83%) reduced and in the fourth week only three limbs (6.12%) continued to increase and 46 (93.87%) reduced in size. As a total, the reductions were statistically significant (p-value < 0.001) in all evaluations when the baseline is compared with the other weeks, the first week with the others and the second week with the others, but there was no significant difference between the third and fourth weeks (p-value = 0.07). Conclusion: The grosgrain stocking as monotherapy is effective in reducing swelling in the treatment of grade II lower leg lymphedema. Patients should receive guidance and be trained in respect to the correct usage of compression stockings. / Introdução: Na dificuldade de associação de terapias, o mecanismo de contenção é preferencialmente uma das escolhas como terapia única no tratamento do linfedema. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a eficácia da monoterapia por um mês na redução do volume do linfedema de membros inferiores, usando a meia de gorgurão com avaliação semanal. Casuística e Método: Foram avaliados em ensaio clínico, prospectivo, consecutivo 26 pacientes com linfedema de membros inferiores localizados abaixo do joelho uni ou bilateral, sendo seis do sexo masculino e 20 do sexo feminino. As idades variaram entre 26 a 72 anos e a média de idade 49 anos, na Clinica Godoy- São Jose do Rio Preto, em 2013. Foram inclusos pacientes com diagnóstico clínico de linfedema, grau II de membros inferiores, independente da causa, porém localizado abaixo do joelho. Exclusos pacientes com história de alergias e intolerância a mecanismos de contenção, processos infecciosos ativos, imobilidade articular e outras causas que pudessem interferir nos edemas em geral. Todos pacientes assinaram termo de consentimento informado e foram avaliados pela volumetria, por técnica de deslocamento d’água, no início do tratamento e semanalmente. Tiveram orientação sobre a meia, da necessidade de ajustes constantes, de como ajustá-la e de seus cuidados. Nos retornos eram avaliadas as variações volumétricas dos membros, a tolerância das meias, intercorrências, seu uso correto e a necessidade de ajustes que era realizada pela costureira, após a avaliação e orientação da equipe. Os dados foram catalogados numa planilha Excel. O estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Variáveis quantitativas foram descritas por média e desvio - padrão na presença de distribuição normal ou mediana e a amplitude interquartil na presença de distribuição assimétrica. A relação destas variáveis com a presença dos desfechos foi comparada utilizando-se o teste de Wilcoxon’s, considerando-se erro alfa de 5%. Resultados: Foram avaliados 49 membros inferiores em 26 pacientes com linfedema de membros inferiores e detectadas as variações positivas e negativas durante o tratamento com meia de gorgurão. Na primeira semana foi observado que em 15 membros (30,61%) houve aumento de volume e em 34 reduções de volume (69,38%); na segunda semana cinco (10,20 %) mantiveram o aumento e 44 (89,79%) tiveram redução; na terceira semana quatro (8,16%) manteve o aumento e 45 (91,83%) com redução e na quarta semana apenas três (6,12%) dos membros mantiveram aumento e 46 (93,87%) reduziram. As reduções foram significante estatisticamente valor p < 0,001 em todas as avaliações quando se comparou o início do tratamento com as demais semanas; a primeira semana com as demais; a segunda com as demais, porém a terceira comparada com a quarta não houve diferença significativa, valor p < 0,07. Conclusão: A meia de gorgurão como monoterapia é eficaz na redução do edema no tratamento do linfedema grau II localizado abaixo do joelho. Porém os pacientes devem ser orientados e treinados para o uso correto desta meia.

Introduction: Venous disease impairs the quality of life, necessitates time off work and causes venous ulcers. The focus of this thesis is to explore strategies to prevent chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous ulceration. Aims 1. To identify a population at risk of developing venous ulcers 2. To study the pressure profile required by elastic stockings to halve transit venous time 3. To explore the role of compression following ankle fracture Methods: Data was collected from 231 patients with venous ulcers and age and sex matched 210 controls to identify risk factors for venous ulceration. Univariate and multivariate analysis of potential risk factors was undertaken to identify those that independently predict this risk. After identifying the population at risk, prophylactic strategies were developed. The effect of Engineered Compression Stockings (ECS) delivering 15mmHg, 25mmHg and 35mmHg pressure at the ankle on the calf venous transit time and volume was measured to determine the ideal pressure profile required to halve transit venous time, which should be appropriate for DVT prophylaxis. A dorsal foot vein was cannulated in 15 healthy volunteers with no venous disease. The transit time (secs) for ultrasound contrast from a foot vein to the popliteal vein was measured using duplex ultrasound. Calf volumes were recorded by water displacement. ECS delivering 25mmHg of pressure around the ankle were compared with no compression in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 90 patients within 72 hours of ankle fracture. Patients were randomised to either i) ECS and air-cast boot or ii) a liner and air-cast boot and were followed at 2, 4, 8, 12 weeks and 6 months. The primary outcome was functional recovery measured using the Olerud Molander Ankle Score (OMAS). Secondary outcomes were i) The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS), ii) SF12v2 Quality of Life score (QoL), iii) pain, and iv) frequency of DVT. Results The risk factors significantly associated with venous ulceration on multivariate analysis included a history of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), phlebitis, hip replacement, poor mobility, weight/kg>100Kg, varicose veins (VV), family history of VV and weight (kg) between 75-100kg. A simple diagnostic scoring system was derived from this regression analysis with scores of . 3 predicting a 6.7% annual risk and of < 1 a 0.6% risk. Mean transit time without compression was 35, 32 and 33 secs while standing, sitting and lying. Transit time was consistently halved by ECS delivering 25mmHg to 14, 13 and 14 secs respectively (p<0.001). Mean leg volume whilst standing was reduced significantly from 3447ml with no ECS to 3259ml, 3161ml and 3067ml with ECS applying 15, 25 and 35mmHg respectively (p<0.001). ECS in ankle fracture patients reduced ankle swelling at all time points and significantly improved mean OMAS score at six months to 98 compared with 67 for the liner (p<0.001). AOFAS and SF12v2 scores were also significantly improved (p<0.001, p= 0.016). Of 86 patients with duplex imaging at four weeks, only five (12%) of the 43 ECS patients had a DVT compared with 10 (23%) of the 43 controls (p= 0.26). Conclusions: The risk score for venous ulcers will allow us to undertake RCTs on the prevention of leg ulceration. The pressure profile required to halve transit venous time is 25mmHg. The frequency of asymptomatic DVT following ankle fracture is sufficient to justify prophylaxis. Compression has a potential role in the management of ankle fractures by improving functional outcome and QoL. These studies facilitate research into the prevention of venous disease.

RESUMO Castilho Junior, O T. Avaliaço do efeito da meia elástica na hemodinâmica venosa dos membros inferiores de corredores. 2015. 71f. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Faculdade de Medicina Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto - SP. Introdução: A literatura médica a respeito da eficácia e dos benefícios do uso de meias elásticas de compressão graduada (MECG) na corrida é controversa e inconclusiva. Objetivo: O objetivo foi verificar as alterações da hemodinâmica venosa dos MMII pela pletismografia a ar (PGA) , do lactato sanguíneo e da resposta clínica provocadas pela corrida em atletas amadores saudáveis sem e com o uso de MECG. População e Método: Dez atletas (4 homens e 6 mulheres), corredores voluntários, com idade média 40,3 anos, índice de massa corporal (IMC) médio de 21,88, foram submetidos a avaliações de parâmetros hemodinâmicos venosos por meio da PGA (IEV-índice de enchimento venoso; FE-fraço de ejeção e FVR-fração de volume residual), dosagem de lactato capilar e avaliação clínica (frequência cardíaca, dor e conforto nos MMII) em 3 situações: em repouso (antes da corrida); logo depois de uma corrida de 10 km em esteira com inclinação de 1% sem o uso de MECG e uma semana após com o uso de MECG. Todas as variáveis foram analisadas estatisticamente e considerou-se 5% o nível de significância. Resultado: Após a corrida houve elevação significativa dos valores de IEV dos MMII no grupo sem em relação ao grupo com MECG e em repouso. Houve queda significativa da FVR do membro inferior direito no grupo com MECG em relação aos grupos em repouso e sem meia elástica, o que não ocorreu no membro inferior esquerdo. A FE foi semelhante em todas as situações. O lactato elevou-se no final da corrida no grupo sem MECG e notou-se tendência a elevação no grupo com MECG, mas a diferença inicial e final do lactato nas duas situações permaneceu semelhante. As manifestações clínicas (frequência cardíaca , dor, conforto e lesões) foram semelhantes em todas as situações após a corrida sem e com MECG. Conclusão: Apesar de inalteradas as manifestações clínicas ( frequência cardíaca, dor e desconforto) e dos níveis de lactato de corredores amadores, sadios, após a corrida de 10km com inclinação de 1%, o uso de MECG teve efeitos positivos na hemodinâmica venosa dos MMII, aferidos pela PGA e caracterizados pela redução do IEV em ambos os membros e pela queda da FVR, pelo menos no membro inferior direito. / Background: The literature about the efficacy and the benefits of wearing compression stockings (CS) in running is controverse and inconclusive. Objective: The objective was to verify the changes of venous hemodynamic parameters of the lower limbs measured by air pletismography (APG), of the capillary lactate and of some clinical aspects promoted by running in normal healthy runners wearing or not compression stockings. Methods: Ten volunteer runners (4 men, 6 women), mean age 40,3 years, mean corporal mass index of 21,88, were submitted to evaluation the hemodynamic parameters measured by APG (venous filling index VFI; ejection fraction EF and residual venous fraction - RVF), measurement of capillary lactate and clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) in 3 situations: at rest (before running); after a 10 Km running on a treadmill with 1% inclination degree without CS and a week later, after the same running wearing compression stockings. All variables were statistically analised and it was considered 5% as the significance level. Results: After running there was significant elevation of the VFI in the group without CS compared to the groups at rest and with CS. There was also a meaning descent of the RVF levels of the right lower limb of the volunteers wearing CS compared to those without CS and at rest, but this was not noticed on the left lower limb. The EF was the same in all situations. The lactate levels increased after running without CS and there was a tendency of elevation with the use of CS, but the initial and final differences in both situations remained the same. The clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) were similar after running with or without CS. Conclusion: Although there were no changes of the clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) and the lactate levels of healthy amateur runners after a 10 Km running on a treadmill with a 1% elevation degree, APG showed that the use of CS promoted beneficial effects on venous hemodynamics of the lower limbs, featured by the fall of the VFI levels on both lower limbs and the fall of the RVF levels on the right lower limbs.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity is strongly associated with the degree of overnight peripharyngeal fluid accumulation. We hypothesized that intravenous fluid loading would cause upper airway (UA) narrowing or increase the frequency of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep (apnea-hypopnea index; AHI). We employed a controlled, randomized double-crossover experiment in 9 healthy men aged 23-46 years. In the control, subjects were administered approximately 80 ml of normal saline intravenously during sleep. In the intervention, subjects were administered approximately 1850 ml of saline during sleep while wearing compression stockings to localize fluid rostrally. The intervention induced nuchal fluid accumulation, resulting in an increase in neck circumference (+0.1 cm during control, +0.6 cm during intervention, P< 0.01 ) and a decrease in UA cross-sectional area (-0.08 cm2 during control, -0.43 cm2 during intervention, P = 0.023). Although the intervention did not increase the AHI (control AHI = 19.5, intervention AHI = 30.3, P = 0.249), the AHI during the intervention correlated with age (r = 0.8, P < 0.01). Thus, intravenous saline loading during sleep can narrow the UA, which in older men may induce or worsen OSA. Further studies are needed to test this hypothesis.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity is strongly associated with the degree of overnight peripharyngeal fluid accumulation. We hypothesized that intravenous fluid loading would cause upper airway (UA) narrowing or increase the frequency of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep (apnea-hypopnea index; AHI). We employed a controlled, randomized double-crossover experiment in 9 healthy men aged 23-46 years. In the control, subjects were administered approximately 80 ml of normal saline intravenously during sleep. In the intervention, subjects were administered approximately 1850 ml of saline during sleep while wearing compression stockings to localize fluid rostrally. The intervention induced nuchal fluid accumulation, resulting in an increase in neck circumference (+0.1 cm during control, +0.6 cm during intervention, P< 0.01 ) and a decrease in UA cross-sectional area (-0.08 cm2 during control, -0.43 cm2 during intervention, P = 0.023). Although the intervention did not increase the AHI (control AHI = 19.5, intervention AHI = 30.3, P = 0.249), the AHI during the intervention correlated with age (r = 0.8, P < 0.01). Thus, intravenous saline loading during sleep can narrow the UA, which in older men may induce or worsen OSA. Further studies are needed to test this hypothesis.

RESUMO Castilho Junior, O T. Avaliaço do efeito da meia elástica na hemodinâmica venosa dos membros inferiores de corredores. 2015. 71f. Dissertação (Mestrado) - Faculdade de Medicina Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto - SP. Introdução: A literatura médica a respeito da eficácia e dos benefícios do uso de meias elásticas de compressão graduada (MECG) na corrida é controversa e inconclusiva. Objetivo: O objetivo foi verificar as alterações da hemodinâmica venosa dos MMII pela pletismografia a ar (PGA) , do lactato sanguíneo e da resposta clínica provocadas pela corrida em atletas amadores saudáveis sem e com o uso de MECG. População e Método: Dez atletas (4 homens e 6 mulheres), corredores voluntários, com idade média 40,3 anos, índice de massa corporal (IMC) médio de 21,88, foram submetidos a avaliações de parâmetros hemodinâmicos venosos por meio da PGA (IEV-índice de enchimento venoso; FE-fraço de ejeção e FVR-fração de volume residual), dosagem de lactato capilar e avaliação clínica (frequência cardíaca, dor e conforto nos MMII) em 3 situações: em repouso (antes da corrida); logo depois de uma corrida de 10 km em esteira com inclinação de 1% sem o uso de MECG e uma semana após com o uso de MECG. Todas as variáveis foram analisadas estatisticamente e considerou-se 5% o nível de significância. Resultado: Após a corrida houve elevação significativa dos valores de IEV dos MMII no grupo sem em relação ao grupo com MECG e em repouso. Houve queda significativa da FVR do membro inferior direito no grupo com MECG em relação aos grupos em repouso e sem meia elástica, o que não ocorreu no membro inferior esquerdo. A FE foi semelhante em todas as situações. O lactato elevou-se no final da corrida no grupo sem MECG e notou-se tendência a elevação no grupo com MECG, mas a diferença inicial e final do lactato nas duas situações permaneceu semelhante. As manifestações clínicas (frequência cardíaca , dor, conforto e lesões) foram semelhantes em todas as situações após a corrida sem e com MECG. Conclusão: Apesar de inalteradas as manifestações clínicas ( frequência cardíaca, dor e desconforto) e dos níveis de lactato de corredores amadores, sadios, após a corrida de 10km com inclinação de 1%, o uso de MECG teve efeitos positivos na hemodinâmica venosa dos MMII, aferidos pela PGA e caracterizados pela redução do IEV em ambos os membros e pela queda da FVR, pelo menos no membro inferior direito. / Background: The literature about the efficacy and the benefits of wearing compression stockings (CS) in running is controverse and inconclusive. Objective: The objective was to verify the changes of venous hemodynamic parameters of the lower limbs measured by air pletismography (APG), of the capillary lactate and of some clinical aspects promoted by running in normal healthy runners wearing or not compression stockings. Methods: Ten volunteer runners (4 men, 6 women), mean age 40,3 years, mean corporal mass index of 21,88, were submitted to evaluation the hemodynamic parameters measured by APG (venous filling index VFI; ejection fraction EF and residual venous fraction - RVF), measurement of capillary lactate and clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) in 3 situations: at rest (before running); after a 10 Km running on a treadmill with 1% inclination degree without CS and a week later, after the same running wearing compression stockings. All variables were statistically analised and it was considered 5% as the significance level. Results: After running there was significant elevation of the VFI in the group without CS compared to the groups at rest and with CS. There was also a meaning descent of the RVF levels of the right lower limb of the volunteers wearing CS compared to those without CS and at rest, but this was not noticed on the left lower limb. The EF was the same in all situations. The lactate levels increased after running without CS and there was a tendency of elevation with the use of CS, but the initial and final differences in both situations remained the same. The clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) were similar after running with or without CS. Conclusion: Although there were no changes of the clinical aspects (cardiac frequency, pain, comfort and lesions) and the lactate levels of healthy amateur runners after a 10 Km running on a treadmill with a 1% elevation degree, APG showed that the use of CS promoted beneficial effects on venous hemodynamics of the lower limbs, featured by the fall of the VFI levels on both lower limbs and the fall of the RVF levels on the right lower limbs.

No / Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is a mechanical method of delivering compression to swollen limbs that can be used to treat venous leg ulcers and limb swelling due to lymphoedema. This review analyses the evidence for the effectiveness of IPC as a treatment for venous leg ulcers. OBJECTIVES: To determine whether IPC increases the healing of venous leg ulcers. To determine the effects of IPC on health related quality of life of venous leg ulcer patients. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (December 2007); the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) - The Cochrane Library Issue 4, 2007; Ovid MEDLINE - 2006 to November Week 2 2007; Ovid EMBASE - 2006 to 2007 Week 49 and Ovid CINAHL - 2006 to December Week 1 2007. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled studies either comparing IPC with control (sham IPC or no IPC) or comparisons between IPC treatment regimens, in venous ulcer management were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data extraction and assessment of study quality were undertaken by one author and checked by a second. MAIN RESULTS: Seven randomised controlled trials (including 367 people in total) were identified. Only one trial reported both allocation concealment and blinded outcome assessment. In one trial (80 people) more ulcers healed with IPC than with dressings (62% vs 28%; p=0.002). Four trials compared IPC with compression against compression alone. The first of these trials (45 people) found increased ulcer healing with IPC plus compression than with compression alone (relative risk for healing 11.4, 95% Confidence Interval 1.6 to 82). The remaining three trials (122 people) found no evidence of a benefit for IPC plus compression compared with compression alone. One small trial (16 people) found no difference between IPC (without additional compression) and compression bandages alone. One trial compared different ways of delivering IPC (104 people) and found that rapid IPC healed more ulcers than slow IPC (86% vs 61%; log rank p=0.003). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: IPC may increase healing compared with no compression, but it is not clear whether it increases healing when added to treatment with bandages, or if it can be used instead of compression bandages. Rapid IPC was better than slow IPC in one trial. Further trials are required to determine whether IPC increases the healing of venous leg ulcers when used in modern practice where compression therapy is widely used.

Orientador: Marcone Lima Sobreira / Resumo: Introdução: O tratamento mais comum para a insuficiência venosa na gravidez são as meias de compressão, entretanto ainda não há evidência científica sobre sua eficácia. Objetivo: avaliar a eficácia do uso de meias de compressão no refluxo venoso e na prevenção de varizes nos membros inferiores de gestantes, bem como analisar a percepção sobre as vantagens e desvantagens quanto ao seu uso. Método: Foi realizado um ensaio clínico controlado, randomizado, cego. Foram incluídas 60 gestantes saudáveis, com 10 a 13 semanas de gravidez, de idade entre 18 e 40 anos, com pulsos distais normais, distribuídas em 2 grupos: grupo 1 (n=30) usou de meia de compressão por 8 horas diárias e grupo 2 controle (n=30), que não utilizou a meia. Foram analisados o refluxo venoso, diâmetro da Veia Safena Magna-VSM e Veia Safena Parva- VSP, por meio do eco Doppler, bem como sintomatologia e classificação CEAP, no início e no final da gestação, por um pesquisador, no laboratório vascular da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Unesp. Os testes estatísticos paramétricos e não paramétricos foram realizados ao nível de significância de 5%. Resultado: Os valores do refluxo na VSM proximal, no início e no final da pesquisa, foram respectivamente 0,13s e 0,04s (p<0,0001) na perna direita e 0,17s e 0,03s (p<0,0001) na perna esquerda do grupo 1. No grupo 2, essa mesma variável apresentou 0,02s e 0,34s (p<0,0001) na perna direita e 0,03s e 0,29s (p<0,0001) na perna esquerda. Os diâmetros da VSM proximal na perna... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Introduction: The most common treatments for venous insufficiency in pregnancy are compression stockings, though there is still no scientific evidence for its efficacy. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of compression stockings use on venous reflux and prevention of varicose veins in the lower limbs of pregnant women, as well as to analyze the perception of the advantages and disadvantages with its use. Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial, blinded, was conducted. Sixty healthy pregnant women, 10 to 13 weeks pregnant, aged 18 to 40 years, with normal distal pulses, were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (n = 30) used compression stockings for 8 hours daily and group 2 control (n = 30), who did not use the stockings. The venous reflux, the diameter of the Great Saphenous Vein – GSV and of he Small Saphenous Vein - SSV were analyzed by DOPPLER US, as well as symptomatology and CEAP classification, at the beginning and at the end of pregnancy, by a researcher in the vascular laboratory of the Botucatu Medical School, Unesp. Parametric and non-parametric statistical tests were performed at a significance level of 5%. Results: The values of reflux in the proximal GSV, at the beginning and at the end of the study, were respectively 0.13s and 0.04s (p<0.0001) in the right leg and 0.17s and 0.03s (p<0,0001) in the left leg of group 1. In the group 2, this same variable presented 0.02s and 0.34s (p<0.0001) in the right leg and 0.03s and 0.29s (p <0.0001) in the left leg. Th... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

La microcirculation est constituée d’un réseau vasculaire qui comprend les artérioles, les veinules et les capillaires. La microcirculation cutanée est un paramètre physiologique important pour les applications cliniques avancées comme le syndrome de Raynaud ou la prévention des escarres. De nombreuses méthodes non ambulatoires ont été développées afin de mesurer la microcirculation sanguine. La tendance actuelle dans le domaine des technologies pour la santé est la miniaturisation des capteurs et de leurs instrumentations associées pour les rendre non-invasifs, portables par le patient et ainsi adaptés aux mesures ambulatoires en conditions réelles, ou appelées aussi « écologiques ». Le manuscrit présente la conception et la réalisation d’un système électronique miniaturisé ambulatoire (µHématron), permettant de réaliser un monitoring continu, en temps réel de la conductivité thermique tissulaire qui est l’image de la microcirculation dans les capillaires. La première expérimentation effectuée a pour l’objectif de confronter le système µHématron avec un moniteur de fluxmétrie laser Doppler, au cours d’une étude destinée à évaluer le confort thermique chez l’homme. Ainsi, une étude d’influence de la température de différentes ambiances sur un certain nombre de paramètres de la peau de sujets sains, y compris la microcirculation cutanée, a été réalisée. Les corrélations obtenues entre les variations des deux signaux des deux instrumentations pour les ambiances neutres, chaudes et froides sont présentées. La deuxième expérimentation est consacrée à l’étude préliminaire de l’effet global des bas médicaux de compression sur la microcirculation cutanée des membres inférieurs de sujets sains. Grâce à l’instrumentation ambulatoire, la microcirculation a pu être évaluée de façon continue pour différentes postures des sujets : allongée, assise, débout et en marche, et ce, pour des différentes classes de bas de compression (I, II, et III). Cette étude a permis d’améliorer la compréhension de l’effet de ces bas sur les sujets sains. / The microcirculation consists of a vascular network that includes arterioles, venules and capillaries. Skin microcirculation is an important physiological parameter for advanced clinical applications such as Raynaud's syndrome or the prevention of ulcers. Many non-ambulatory methods were developed to measure blood microcirculation. The current trend in the field of health technology is the miniaturization of sensors and their associated instrumentation to make them non-invasive, portable by the patient and adapted to ambulatory measurements in time real, or also known as « ecological ». The manuscript presents the design and the realization of an ambulatory miniaturized electronic system (μHematron), to achieve continuous monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity in real-time that is the image of the microcirculation in the capillaries. The first experimentation was performed to compare the µHematron system with a laser Doppler flowmetry monitor, during a study which aims to evaluate thermal comfort in humans. A study of the effects of different temperature environments on a group of skin parameters of healthy subjects, including the cutaneous microcirculation, was performed. Correlations between changes in the two signals of both instrumentations for neutral, hot and cold temperatures are presented. The second experimentation is aimed to a preliminary study of the global effect of medical compression stockings on the cutaneous microcirculation of the lower extremities of healthy subjects. Thanks to the ambulatory instrumentation, the microcirculation has been measured continuously for different postures of subject: lying, sitting, standing and walking, and this for different classes of compression stockings (I, II, and III). This study has improved the understanding of the effect of these stockings on healthy subjects.

Bakgrund: Djup ventrombos (DVT) är en allvarlig komplikation postoperativt och kan leda till ett livshotande tillstånd för patienten. Graderade kompressionsstrumpor (GCS) används på många postoperativa avdelningar tillsammans med andra profylaktiska åtgärder för att förebygga utvecklingen av DVT. Kompressionsstrumpor används även till att förebygga posttrombotiskt syndrom (PTS) efter en DVT. PTS kan utvecklas på grund av att de venösa klaffarna skadas vid en DVT, till följd stockar sig blodet och ödem bildas vilket leder till försämrad näring- och syretillförsel till vävnaderna. Syfte: Syftet var att genom en litteraturstudie undersöka om kompressionsstrumpor hade någon effekt för att förebygga DVT postoperativt samt om kompressionsstrumpor hade någon effekt att förebygga PTS efter en DVT. Metod: Litteraturstudie som baserads på 11 RCT studier. Resultat: GCS utan andra profylaktiska åtgärder visade sig ha en god effekt för att undvika utvecklingen av DVT på patienter som genomgått en operation. Däremot visade sig användandet av GCS i kombination med andra beprövade profylax inte ha någon större effekt för att reducera uppkomsten av DVT ytterligare. Resultatet angående GCS effekt för att undvika utvecklingen av PTS visade ingen entydighet. Slutsats: GCS har en förebyggande effekt för att undvika uppkomsten av DVT. Användningen av GCS i kombination med andra profylax potentierar däremot inte effekten av preventionen för DVT. GCS verkan för att förebygga uppkomsten av PTS är inte entydigt och flera studier behövs för att se evidens kring detta. / ABSTRACT  Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious complication postoperatively and can lead to a life threatening condition for the patient. Graded compression stockings (GCS) are used in many post-operative departments along with other prophylactic measures to prevent the development of DVT. Compression stockings are also used to prevent postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) after a DVT. PTS can develop because the venous valves are damaged by a DVT, as a result, the blood is stored and edema is formed, which leads to poor nutritional and oxygen supply to the tissues. Aim: The aim of the literature study was to investigate whether compression stockings had any effect in preventing DVT postoperatively, and also whether the compression stockings had any effect in preventing PTS after a DVT. Method: Literature study based on 11 RCT studies. Results: GCS without other prophylactic measures was found to have a good effect in avoiding the development of DVT in patients who underwent surgery. However, the use of GCS in combination with other proven prophylaxis was found to have no significant effect in further reducing the onset of DVT. The results regarding the GCS effect to avoid the development of PTS showed no unambiguity. Conclusion: GCS has a preventive effect to avoid the onset of DVT. However, the use of GCS in combination with other prophylaxis does not potentiate the effect of prevention for DVT. The effect of GCS in preventing the onset of PTS is not unambiguous and several studies are needed to see evidence of this.