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12811395

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
The paper presents the first attempt to differentiate phlebopathy severity on the basis of subjective information, which serves a key parameter of decompensation assessment reflecting individual range of daily living activity and functional load. Phlebopathy is defined as structural and functional insufficiency of venous wall, decreased ability to maintain stable volume both of particular veins and leg venous system as a whole during prolonged orthostasis. From 1995 to 2001 different forms of leg varices were diagnosed and treated in 583 patients. The most common complaint expressed by 567 patients (97.0%) was the heaviness and bursting pain in legs caused by daily orthostasis. Four clinical groups were clearly defined: 0 grade - no heaviness in legs; 1 grade - episodes of heaviness after excess daily load; 2 grade - regular heaviness in legs not demanding obligate evening rest with updrawn legs; 3 grade - permanent heaviness in legs demanding rest with legs updrawn. Permanent symptom (the last 2 groups) can be subdivided according to timing of symptom onset: a) in the afternoon, b) in the forenoon. The data analysis demonstrated that the symptom of leg heaviness during orthostasis caused by increased creep of venous walls was be a subjective equivalent to phlebopathy severity. The time of symptom onset and degree of manifestation correlated with the severity of venous wall incompetence. This method can be used to evaluate functional status of leg venous circulation both during initial assessment and for treatment or rehabilitation monitoring.
pubmed:language
rus
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1027-6661
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
67-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Clinical assessment of phlebopathy severity by specification of leg heaviness symptom].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgical Diseases Omsk Medical Academy, Phlebological Ambulatory Center, Russia. yutsoukanov@mail.ru
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract