수입 의료용 압박스타킹의 압력 측정치 비교

Abstract

Abstract This study measured and analyzed pressure at each measurement part of imported compression stockingssold in Korea to provide basic information to establish a pressure standard and grade ranking. This studyused 40 medical compression stockings imported from 6 countries. Pressure measurements were taken at11 points: front side and back side of ankle, end-point of the gastrocnemius muscle, front, inner side, back,and outer side of calf, back side of below knew girth, inner side, and outer side of mid-thigh girth, and innerside of thigh girth. AMI 3037-10 and AMI 3037-2 were used for measurements taken inside an environ-mental chamber at a temperature of 21 o C and a relative humidity (RH) of 65%. For the measurements, 11air pack sensors were attached to a wooden model leg (Hohenstein) and three measurements were taken ateach measurement point in three minutes. The average of these measurements was used for analysis. Thefindings of this study were as follows. As for the front side of the ankle, of the 40 products, 14 products(6 USA, 2 Swiss, 3 Italian, and 2 Taiwanese) were within the pressure range indicated on the product label;however, no German products fell within the pressure range. A total of 8 products (5 USA, 1 Swiss, 1 Ita-lian, and 1 German) were gradient compression type; however, no Japanese or Taiwanese product were ofthis type. The majority of products had the highest pressure at the end-point of the gastrocnemius muscle.Only 3 products, 1 USA (Jobst Opaque 30-40mmHg), 1 Swiss (Sigvaris Cotton 34-46mmHg) and 1 Italian(Jobstocking 25-32mmHg), had measurements that met the indicated standard pressure, were a gradientcompression type, and met the overall standard for compression stockings.Key words: Medical compression stockings, Compression class, Compression measurement points; 의료용 압박스타킹, 압박 단계, 압박 측정점