Do anti-embolism stockings fit our legs?
The proportion of legs that "fit" a particular brand of anti-embolism stockings can be increased through: (1) the reduction of the number of leg measurement points that need to be matched to the size chart of the stockings; (2) the use of open-ended size ranges; (3) the use of increased size range width and (4) the use of increased overlap between sizes. However, all but the last of these measures can have a potentially deleterious impact on the ability of the stocking to deliver the optimum graduated pressure profile to all legs that "fit" the stocking, resulting in important implications to the efficacy of prophylaxis.
Empirical treatment followed by a test-and-eradicate strategy resulted in fewer diagnostic tests, more symptom relief and lower medical costs compared with prompt upper gastrointestinal radiography or endoscopy in the management of uninvestigated patients with persistent dyspeptic symptoms.