External Pneumatic Intermittent Compression for Treatment of Dependent Pregnancy Edema
作者:
MAEONA JACOBS,
KATHRYN MCCANCE,
MARILYN STEWART,
期刊:
Nursing Research
(OVID Available online 1982)
卷期:
Volume 31,
issue 3
页码: 159-162
ISSN:0029-6562
年代: 1982
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
A portable external pneumatic intermittent compression (EPIC) device has been successful in reducing peripheral edema. This study explored the effectiveness of EPIC for treating dependent pregnancy edema. In the study, 42 healthy pregnant women received EPIC for 30 minutes at 40 torr while in the left lateral recumbent position: Group One with mid-thigh boots, and Group Two with below-knee boots. Prior to compression, descriptive data were gathered, leg circumference measurements made, and surface skin temperatures recorded for three sites per leg. Vital signs were taken and pedal edema subjectively indexed. Following compression, circumferences, skin temperatures, vital signs, and edema indices were rerecorded. Three volumes were calculated for each leg using a mathematical model of leg segments as conical frustum units. Mean volume reductions for each leg were significant. The mid-thigh-length boots produced greater mean volume decreases. The volume decrease for calf, lower leg, and foot frustum units were significant. EPIC holds promise as a useful treatment for dependent pregnancy edema.
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