[Assessment of the efficacy of venous support by elastic bandages using transcutaneous measurement of oxygen pressure (TcPO2)].

Venous contention with elastic bandages is widely used in the treatment of Venous Insufficiency. We have attempted to number the clinical improvement by measuring TcPO2. Our study includes 16 cases; divided as follows: 6 healthy subjects (reference), 5 patients with severe varicose veins of the lower extremities, without ulcer, and 5 patients with varicose veins with ulcer of the leg. Measurements were carried out before and after 10 hours of venous contention. For each patient we have used a light bandage (x) with stretching to 30 and 50% of its length, and a heavy bandage (x) with stretching of 20 and 40%. Our results show, after contention, a decreased TcPO2 in the reference group, but an improvement of this TcPO2 in patients with varicose veins, with or without ulcer. This improvement is more marked with the use of light bandages.