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Acute Iliofemoral DVT

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Compression Stockings and PTS<br />

• 180 consecutive patients<br />

with first episode of<br />

symptomatic <strong>DVT</strong>.<br />

• Randomized to wear or not<br />

wear below-knee compression<br />

stockings (30-40<br />

mmHg at ankle) for 2 years.<br />

• 5 of 90 patients stopped<br />

wearing stockings due to<br />

itching and redness.<br />

Prandoni P, et al., Ann Intern Med 2004; 141: 249-256.

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