Kompressionstherapie – Kenntnisse und Anwendungspraxis

Abstract

Clearly, compression material and its application are unfamiliar to most practice employees. Without question there are deficits in the provision of compression therapy.

Practical aspects of compression therapy – Update 2016

“…Scarcely one in ten persons could meet the requirement of achieving a pressure value in the range of 50 to 60 mmHg. The large majority of 77 % laid below this target value (17).…”

“…Up to 61 % of patients with a florid VLU receive no compression therapy (13)(14)(15)(16). Furthermore, data from the cross-sectional study "Compression therapy -scientific background and practical applications" conducted throughout Germany, show that many of the professional groups involved in the care of persons with a VLU have insufficient knowledge of the available compression materials and are also unfamiliar with their features (17).…”

“…In nursing training, very little time, usually 1-2 teaching hours, is accorded to the practical application of compression therapy. The practical application is usually not taught at all as part of a medical degree (17). This is reflected in the fact that those involved in treating persons with a VLU do not have the basic qualifications required for this complex activity.…”

Compression therapy – current practice of care: level of knowledge in patients with venous leg ulcers

“…In nursing school, the curriculum on average provides for 1–2 hours to be spent on compression therapy. In medical school, this topic is rarely taught . A cross‐sectional study revealed that only one‐half of patients wearing short‐stretch bandages had a bandage that was “adequately wrapped” .…”

“…With respect to users (e.g. nurses, doctors), too, there was only limited knowledge regarding compression materials currently available as well as their use . Of 891 participants, only 15 % knew about multi‐component systems or ulcer stockings.…”