Compression bandages

Podoleanu C, Maggi R, Brignole M et al. (2006) Lower limb and abdominal compression bandages prevent progressive orthostatic hypotension in elderly persons a randomized single-blind controlled study. J Am Coll Cardiol 48(7) 1425-1432... 

Taddeucci P, Pianigiani E, Colletta V, Torasso F, Andreassi L, Andreassi A. An evaluation of Hyalofill-F plus compression bandaging in the treatment of chronic venous ulcers. J Wound Care 2004 13 202-204. 

Thomas, S., 1998. Compression Bandaging in the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers. World Wide Wounds. 

Lee G, Rajendran S, Anand SC. Novel single layer compression bandage system for the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers. British J Nursing 2009 18(15) S4—S18. 

It is common to apply a compression bandage wifii a 50% overhq>, which produces two layers of fabric and generates a pressure twice that produced by a single layer. 

Table 1 shows the UK classification of compression bandages uid the level of pressure generated at the ankle by each bandage type. The Eurpean classification of compression hosiery with the range of pressures exerted around the ankle is shown in Table 2 (6). 

G Lee, S Rajendran and S C Anand, Single-layer compression bandage system for chronic venous leg ulcers , British J of Nursing, 13 August 2009 S4-S18. 

A STUDY OF THE PRESSURE PROFILE OF COMPRESSION BANDAGES AND COMPRESSION GARMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF VENOUS LEG ULCERS... 

In the present work an attempt has been made to study the pressure profile generated by the compression bandages and garments using fabricated prototype pressure measuring device (mannequin leg). The effect of creep and fabric to fabric friction on the pressure profile of the compression bandages is noted to assess their contribution for repeated us. ... 

Eight different samples of compression bandages commercially available in India were analyzed m the laboratory for their constructional parameters as given in Table 1. It was observed that the samples 1-6 had rubber being inlaid as an elastomeric component and sample 8 bad fine lycra yam being knitted into the structure. The compression bandage samples (1 to 6) have warp component as polyester but vary in toe mislapping threads > ich is either polyester or plied cotton yam or a combination of polyester and cotton in different ratios. 

S Thomas, Compression bandaging in the treatment of venotis leg ulcers , Worldwide Wounds, 1997. 

R Judith and S Casley, Compression bandages in the treatment of Lymphoedona www.worldwidewounds.com (LAA, University of Adelaide) 2002. 

Thermo-physiological and climate-controlling properties of the spacer-fabrics will also be discussed in this paper. These tests directly relate to the functional comfort characteristics of the spacer-fabric structures which include thermal resistance, thermal absorpitivity, water vapour permeability, and evaporative heat loss. In all of the tests undertaken, comparisons are made to results obtained for traditional compression bandages and padding bandage materials. 

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