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Venous stasis
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Venous stasis

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Venous stasis
Other names Venostasis
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Skin changes as a result of long term venous stasis

Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs.

Presentation

Complications

Potential complications of venous stasis are:

Causes

Causes of venous stasis include:

  • Obesity
  • Pregnancy
  • Previous damage to leg
  • Blood clot
  • Smoking
  • Swelling and inflammation of a vein close to the skin
  • Congestive heart failure.
  • Long periods of immobility that can be encountered from driving, flying, bed rest/hospitalization, or having an orthopedic cast. Recommendations by clinicians to reduce venous stasis and DVT/PE often encourage increasing walking, calf exercises, and intermittent pneumatic compression when possible.

Diagnosis

See also


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