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The Comparison on the Compression Measurement Value of Medical Compression Stockings

수입 의료용 압박스타킹의 압력 측정치 비교

  • Do, Wol-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University/The Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Soon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University/The Research Institute of Human Ecology, Chonnam National University)
  • 도월희 (전남대학교 의류학과/전남대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 김남순 (전남대학교 의류학과/전남대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2013.07.15
  • Accepted : 2013.10.31
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

This study measured and analyzed pressure at each measurement part of imported compression stockings sold in Korea to provide basic information to establish a pressure standard and grade ranking. This study used 40 medical compression stockings imported from 6 countries. Pressure measurements were taken at 11 points: front side and back side of ankle, end-point of the gastrocnemius muscle, front, inner side, back, and outer side of calf, back side of below knew girth, inner side, and outer side of mid-thigh girth, and inner side of thigh girth. AMI 3037-10 and AMI 3037-2 were used for measurements taken inside an environmental chamber at a temperature of $21^{\circ}C$ and a relative humidity (RH) of 65%. For the measurements, 11 air pack sensors were attached to a wooden model leg (Hohenstein) and three measurements were taken at each measurement point in three minutes. The average of these measurements was used for analysis. The findings of this study were as follows. As for the front side of the ankle, of the 40 products, 14 products (6 USA, 2 Swiss, 3 Italian, and 2 Taiwanese) were within the pressure range indicated on the product label; however, no German products fell within the pressure range. A total of 8 products (5 USA, 1 Swiss, 1 Italian, and 1 German) were gradient compression type; however, no Japanese or Taiwanese product were of this type. The majority of products had the highest pressure at the end-point of the gastrocnemius muscle. Only 3 products, 1 USA (Jobst Opaque 30-40mmHg), 1 Swiss (Sigvaris Cotton 34-46mmHg) and 1 Italian (Jobstocking 25-32mmHg), had measurements that met the indicated standard pressure, were a gradient compression type, and met the overall standard for compression stockings.

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