Compression wraps as adjuvant therapy in the management of acute systolic heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines recommend targeting decongestion in management of decompensated HF, with lower extremity edema often serving as the clinical target. LECW are seldom used in the acute setting, with a paucity of data on efficacy in HF, despite serving as a cornerstone of chronic lymphedema management.

Primary objective

Study the efficacy and safety of LECW in acute decompensated HF.

Methods

Open-label, randomized, parallel-group clinical trial.

Primary outcomes

Days on intravenous (IV) diuretic therapy, total hospital length of stay (LOS), and 30-day all-cause readmission.

Results

32 patients were enrolled, with 29 patients completing the study. Enrollment was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall LOS was shorter in the intervention group (

SUBMITTER: Fadel RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432693 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature