Effect of intraoperative pelot compression on pain syndrome after phlebectomy

Varicose veins of the lower extremities in their various manifestations affect up to 80 % of the general population, and clinical treatment practice is heterogeneous worldwide. There is no single set of definitive recommendations, making clinical practice extremely heterogeneous.

Objectives: To evaluate intraoperative compression therapy with a pelot within 24 hours after phlebectomy. Methods: 60 lower limbs with varicose disease classified as C1–C3 were randomized to 1 of 2 groups: intervention group (36 limbs) with intraoperative compression then elastic bandaging after phlebectomy and control group (24 limbs) with elastic bandaging after phlebectomy. We compared the pain syndrome in the lower limb after surgical treatment. Results: the use of the pellot reduced the pain syndrome in patients (the average value of the CRS with compression was 3.36, without compression 5.13, Student’s t-test = 2.15, the differences are statistically significant (p = 0.037), the number of degrees of freedom f = 54, the critical value of the Student’s t-test = 2.005, at a significance level of α = 0.05).

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