Evaluation The Early Effects Of Compression Stockings On Patient Satisfaction In Acute Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis

Objective: The effective treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has great importance in the prevention of major complications [pulmonary embolism, postthrombotic syndrome (PTS)]. Compression stockings (CS) can also be used to improve the outcome. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CS on PTS prevention in patients with proximal DVT and the effectiveness of the visual analog score (VAS) method to assess patient's satisfaction about pain.Methods: Between January 2016 and August 2018, 92 patients with proximal acute DVT included in study.They were divided into two groups according to the use of CS. Under knee level and medium pressure computed tomography were used in addition to standard medical treatment. Both groups were followed for 6 months. Baseline, 3rd month, 6th month VAS scores were calculated and also baseline and 6th month visual clinical severity score (VCSS) and Villalta score were calculated.Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups when VAS scores were compared at baseline and 3rd month followup. At the 6th month follow-up, VAS values were significantly lower in favor of Group II, that used CS (p<0.05). No statistically significant difference was found between the basal and 6th month results of Villalta and VCSS scores between the groups.Conclusion: CS has no effect on preventing PTS at the patients with proximal acute DVT but has an impact on reducing pain symptoms. VAS is an effective method to evaluate the effect of CS on patient satisfaction about pain.