Economy-class syndrome (deep vein thrombosis) prevention slippers improve the peak blood velocity in the popliteal vein

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  • KOSEKI Hironobu
    Department of Locomotive Rehabilitation Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • NOGUCHI Chieko
    長崎大学大学院医歯薬学総合研究科整形外科学
  • NAKAMURA Aiko
    長崎大学医学部保健学科
  • SOU Ayaka
    長崎大学医学部保健学科
  • OKITA Minoru
    Department of Locomotive Rehabilitation Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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  • エコノミークラス症候群（静脈血栓塞栓症）予防スリッパの膝窩静脈血流速度改善効果

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<p>Pulmonary embolism accompanying deep vein thrombosis (economy-class syndrome), can develop in individuals who must sit for long periods, for example, during air travel or after earthquakes. The present study investigated the ability of portable pressurization slippers to prevent thrombosis. Peak blood velocity (PBV) in the popliteal vein was measured in ten healthy adults (male, n=4) using pulse-duplex ultrasonography. The mean PBV for the group that lightly stamped their feet in a seated position while wearing the pressurization slippers was 2.6-fold higher than that for the group that did not wear the slippers, and was about 22-fold higher than that for the group that rested barefoot. Thus, stamping while wearing the portable pressurization slippers increases PBV and can be expected as one of the prophylactic measure to decrease the risk of economy-class syndrome.</p>

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