Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment - A critical reappraisal. An international consensus statement.
Eberhard RabeHugo PartschNick MorrisonMark H MeissnerGiovanni MostiChristopher R LattimerPatrick H CarpentierSylvain GaillardMichael JüngerTomasz UrbanekJuerg HafnerMalay PatelStephanie WuJoseph CapriniFedor LurieTobias HirschPublished in: Phlebology (2020)
This consensus statement summarises published medical compression therapy-associated adverse events and contraindications, and provides guidance on medical compression therapy. Severe medical compression therapy-associated adverse events are very rarely encountered if compression is used correctly and contraindications are considered.