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PNEUMATIC INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pneumatic intermittent compression 1, record 1, English, pneumatic%20intermittent%20compression
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pneumatic intermittent compression in the treatment of lymphoedemas and chronic venous incompetence of the lower limbs (In Phlebologie, 1987, 40 (4) 1039-1042, cited in PASCAL data base.) 1, record 1, English, - pneumatic%20intermittent%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term also seen in Bordeaux médical, 1987, 20 (7-8) 117-119, cited in PASCAL data base. 1, record 1, English, - pneumatic%20intermittent%20compression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compression pneumatique intermittente
1, record 1, French, compression%20pneumatique%20intermittente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pressothérapie : la compression pneumatique intermittente est utilisée en pathologie veinolymphatique [...] Plusieurs chambres de compression se gonflent de la périphérie du membre vers sa racine en exerçant une pression dégressive dans le même sens. 2, record 1, French, - compression%20pneumatique%20intermittente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La compression pneumatique intermittente diminue le volume du liquide interstitiel et la stase veineuse, ce qui peut entraîner une augmentation de l'oxygénation des tissus. (Relevé dans Cardiovascular research, 1988, 22 (2) 138-141, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.) 3, record 1, French, - compression%20pneumatique%20intermittente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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