• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.595-602
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sequential intermittent pneumatic compression in patients with lymphedema who were hospitalized for three days at Samsung Medical Center. Thirty-three subjects with lymphedema was selected by physician referral. A selection of the patients was made according to the following criteria : 1) no known metastases, 2) no infection after the a difference of at least 10% in the volumes of edematous limb. All patients were treated with the Lympha-Press(Model 103-A). Circumferential limb mesurements was done before and after a 3-day treatment period. As a result of sequential intermittent pneumatic compression therapy. All extremity showed a decrease in circumferential measurements with the maximal reduction occurring at the wrist(55.75 %) for the upper extremities and at the lower 1/3 of calf (40.61%) for the lower extremities. Upper extremity arm was reduced by 42.1% and lower extremity leg by 33.61%. In contrast with this, the proximal levels of arm patients and leg showed comparatively poor reduction than distal levels. Almost 44.44% of arm patients and 5.26% of leg patients experienced significant reduction(> 50%) after compression therapy. These data clearly indicates that Sequential Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Therapy was effective treatment for reducing of extremity volume in patients with lymphedema. but this was variable degree and dependent on the amount of pre-existing lymphedema. Other factors such as duration of edema, etiology, previous history of radiology, age did not appear to influence the extend of improvement. Further sutdies will be necessary to determine long term benefit of this therapy.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2016

A pressure measurement system was developed to verify magnitude and position of transferred pressure on the body surface during the intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) which is one of the most well-known methods for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Eighty force sensing resistors (FSR) were arranged on a mannequin leg and a hardware controller sensed, digitized, and transferred pressure data every second while IPC was being applied. Finally, sensed pressure data were color coded and visualized on the 3D model with lab-developed software. The pressure data were also saved to files for further analysis. Using this measurement system, the changing pattern of pressure was measured on the mannequin leg by changing both chamber pressure and cuff tightness. As a result, net pressure transferred onto the body surface is dependent on chamber pressure and cuff tightness. Under the same chamber pressure, the tighter a cuff was worn, the wider compressed area was and the shorter compression cycle was. Also transferred pressure was proportional to both chamber pressure and cuff tightness.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to adapt the standardized evidence-based nursing protocol using the IPC (intermittent pneumatic compression) intervention to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical patients. Further, an investigation was done to measure knowledge on prevention of venous thromboembolism, surrogate incidence of venous thromboembolism and to assess IPC compliance in the study patients compared with those in surgical patients who underwent IPC intervention due to previous clinical experience. Methods: An analysis was done of the nine modules suggested by National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) in the adaptation manual of the clinical practice guideline for protocol adaptation. A nonequivalent control group post test design as a quasi-experiment was used to verify the effect of the IPC protocol. Results: There was a significant difference in knowledge of prevention of venous thromboembolism, IPC application time after intervention and the number of IPC applications between the experimental group (n=50) using the IPC nursing protocol and the control group (n=49). However, the symptoms of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism were not observed in either the experimental group or the control group after the intervention. Conclusion: Results confirm that the standardized IPC nursing protocol provides effective intervention to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical patients.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of mechanical interventions for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis in surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients. Methods: The participants were assigned to the intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) and graduated compression stocking (GCS) intervention. Patients who met the criteria were selected for comparison from our previous study. Data for 140 patients were included in the final analysis. Results: The mean age was 57.5 (${\pm}15.7$) and 61.4 % were men. About forty-seven percent of the participants were 61 years or over. In the second duplex scan, 3, 2 and 1 critically ill patients developed deep vein thrombosis in the control, GCS, and IPC groups, respectively. Incidences of DVT were 6.0%, 5.0%, and 2.0% for the control, GCS, and IPC groups, respectively. This difference was not significant. Relative risks of no intervention were 3.0 and 1.2 compared with IPC and GCS application. There were no significantly different variables among the three groups before the intervention except for diagnosis on admission. Conclusion: Although it may difficult to conclude that mechanical prophylaxis effectively prevents DVT among SICU patients because there was no statistical significance in this study, but incidence rates among the three groups differed greatly. The findings reveal that further study should be conducted with larger samples and randomized controlled trial for SICU patients.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2017

환자의 혈전증 예방을 위하여 사지압박순환장치가 사용되어지고 있으나 잦은 고장으로 인한 불만이 많다. 이에 본 연구에서는 사지압박순환장치의 고장의 발생 원인을 파악하고 제품요인, 간호사요인, 환자요인 그리고 시스템요인에 대하여 다양한 개선 활동을 시행하였다. 그 결과로 각각의 요인에 대한 지표의 개선효과를 볼 수 있었으며, 기기의 불량률을 줄일 수 있었다. 보다 적극적인 의료기기의 개선 활동은 기기의 불량률을 줄이는데 기여할 수 있으며, 이를 통해 의료 서비스의 품질 개선 및 안전한 의료문화를 이루는데 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2016

본 연구는 뇌수술 후 부동 환자에게 부츠형 또는 무릎형 간헐적 공기 압박기 적용 후 심부정맥 혈전증 예방과 피부반응에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위한 실험연구이다. 연구대상은 2015년 5월 부터 11월 까지 뇌수술 후 외과계 중환자실에 입실한 60명을 대상으로 하였다. 심부정맥 혈전증 평가는 7일 동안 대퇴정맥 혈류속도의 변화를 매일 측정하였고 피부 반응 정도도 매일 규칙적으로 관찰하였다. 그 결과 부츠형 간헐적 공기 압박기 적용군이 무릎형 간헐적 공기압박기 적용군보다 시간이 경과함에 따라 대퇴정맥 혈류속도가 증가함을 확인하였다. 즉, 7일 동안 측정한 평균 대퇴정맥 혈류속도는 시간경과에 따른 측정시기 오른쪽(F=64.41, p <.001), 왼쪽(F=58.21, p <.001)모두 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다. 두 군 간의 발등 둘레는 측정시기와 집단 간의 상호작용에서 오른쪽(F=9.13, p <.001), 왼쪽(F=9.29, p<.001) 모두 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 또한 부츠형 간혈적 공기 압박기 적용군은 피부 합병증도 발생하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 뇌수술 후 부동환자에게 부츠형 간헐적 공기 압박기 적용이 심부정맥 혈전증을 예방하는데 보다 효과적임을 알 수 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.288-297
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was done to evaluate the mean venous velocity (MVV) response with knee and thigh length compression stockings (CS) versus intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) devices in immobile patients with brain injuries. Methods: We carried out a randomized controlled study. We analyzed both legs of a randomly chosen sample of 43 patients assigned to one of 4 groups (86 legs). The patients were sequentially hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) in "S hospital" from November 2005 to December 2006. The base line and augmented venous velocity was measured at the level of the common femoral vein. We applied leg compression 42 times over 7 days (for 2 hours at a time at 2 hour intervals). Results: There was a statistical difference among the 4 groups. The difference for the "IPC" group was more significant than the "CS" group. Conclusion: These results indicate that the application of IPC can be considered as an effective method to prevent deep vein thrombosis for immobile patients with brain injury.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.4875-4883
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• 2016

Background and objective: Breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a disabling complication with long term impact on quality on life after breast cancer treatment. Its management remains a major challenge for patients and health care professionals; the goal of this overview was to summarize effects of different treatment strategies for patients with BCRL. Methods: A thorough search was undertaken to allow a systematic review or meta-analysis of treatments for BCRL. Two investigators independently selected studies and abstracted the data. Results: Combined physical therapy (CPT) with different combinations of surgery, oral pharmaceuticals, low-level laser therapy, weight reduction, mesenchymal stem cell therapy, kinesio tex taping, and acupuncture might be effective in reducing lymphoedema, but exercise demonstrated no obvious benefit. The results of direct comparisons showed CPT might be more effective than standard physiotherapy (ST). Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) may not offer additional benefits to ST for swelling reduction, but could facilitate compression bandaging. MLD seemed to have similar effects with self-administered simple lymphatic drainage (SLD) or using an intermittent pneumatic compression pump (IPC). IPC might also not be associated with additional effectiveness for CPT. Efficacy of stem cell therapy vs. compression sleeve or CPT, as well as the effects of daflon and coumarin could not be established. Conclusion: Although many treatments for BCRL might reduce lymphoedema volume, their effects were not well established. The quality of many of the original studies in the included reviews was not optimal, so that in future randomized control trials are a high priority.