TY  - INPR
T1  - Evaluation of different schort-stretch compression systems with zinc for stasis dermatitis
T5  - Poster presented at EWMA 2021
LA  - English
AU  - Suhodolčan, Aleksandra Bergant
AU  - Vreček, Mojca
AU  - Planinšek Ručigaj, Tanja
AB  - Aim:  Stasis  dermatitis  is  a  common  inflammatory  dermatosis  of  the  lower  extremities.  The  mainstay is  treatment  of  the  underlying  chronic  venous  insufficiency  (CVI)  with  multimodal  therapy,  which  is aimed  at  reducing  oedema  and  venous  hypertension.  External  compression  with  short  stretch bandages,  impregnated  with  zinc  oxide,  is  used  as  first  line  therapy  simultaneously  reducing  swelling and  employing  anti-inflammatory  effects  of  zinc.  Our  aim  was  to  compare  two  different  short-stretch systems  with  zinc  oxide,  both  from  the  patients  and  staff  point  of  view.
Method:  10  patients  with  bilateral  stasis  dermatitis  were  included  in  the  study.  2  patients  had  only CVI,  while  8  patients  had  phlebolymphoedema.  Both  legs  were  treated  simultaneously.  Self-adherent two-layer  bandaging  system  with  zinc1   was  applied  on  one  leg  and  zinc  paste  bandage2  and  adhesive short-stretch  system3  was  applied  on  the  other  leg  for  7  days.  A  questionnaire  with  was  filled  out  by the  patients  and  the  staff.  Overall  skin  inflammation  improvement  was  also  assessed.
Results:  Both  systems  proved  to  be  easy  and  fast  to  apply.  There  were  no  differences  in  slippage  or compliance  during  wear.  Patients  had  no  difficulties  with  mobility  and  wearing  footwear  while  using either  compression  systems.  90%  of  patients  reported  that  self-adherent  bandaging  system  was  at least  as  comfortable  to  wear  as  adhesive  bandage.  The  skin  condition  was  equally  improved  with both  systems.
Conclusion:  Both  self-adherent  and  adhesive  short-stretch  systems  with  zinc  proved  to  be  suitable treatment  of  stasis  dermatitis  in  patients  with  venous  insufficiency  and  phlebolymphoedema.
CY  - Virtual Conference
Y2  - 1635199200
ER  -