Segmental lymph stimulating therapy in postoperative period in patients with chronic lower extremities ischemia

The analysis of postoperative treatment of 80 patients with chronic lower extremities ischemia (leriche syndrome). The fi rst (control) group includes 20 patients with 2b stage of chronic ischemia of lower extremities without acute ischemia who underwent surgical treatment and standard postoperative treatment. The second (study) group includes 20 patients with the same stage of ischemia who underwent standard postoperative treatment complemented with segmental lymph stimulating injections. Another two groups has the same separation in postoperative treatment and quantity, but patients has critical lower extremities ischemia (the 3rd and the 4th groups). The complications frequency such as oedema and lymphorrhea (reperfusion syndrome) was lower in the 2nd group (p>0,05). Hospitalization term was less in the 2nd group. There were no lymph stimulating injections infl uence on the ankle-brachial index dynamic in postoperative period. In the 2nd and the 4th group pain intensity was diminished.

chronic lower extremities ischemia, lymph stimulating injections, critical lower extremities ischemia, reperfusion syndrome, oedema, lymphorrhea, ankle-brachial index, pain intensity