Treatment of post-thrombotic syndrome - medication, lifestyle changes and prevention

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker

Early treatment relies on timely diagnosis of the disease. Prevention is equally important.

Prevention should include measures to prevent the development of deep vein thrombosis itself and, if treated, the development of post-thrombotic syndrome.

It is important to avoid recurrent episodes of phlebothrombosis. As her recurrence increases, so does the risk of developing post-thrombotic syndrome.

It also helps with thrombosis and its late complications.

Prevention includes:

  • change your habits
    • lots of movement
    • reduce inactivity
    • change your body position often if your work is sedentary
    • put your legs higher up
    • drink a lot of fluid, beware of dehydration
    • tense your leg muscles if sitting or standing for a longer period of time
  • lifestyle change
  • reduce overweight and obesity
  • quit smoking and restrict alcohol consumption
  • adequate treatment of associated diseases
  • rational nutrition/diet
  • use compression stockings, flight socks
  • use adequate anticoagulant treatment

The treatment mainly requires a conservative approach.

Both preventive and curative are useful, i.e. changing one's habits, lifestyle, and compression aids.

Thorough anticoagulant therapy or venopharmaceuticals are also important. Timely removal of venous thrombosis also affects the overall course, either by thrombolysis (a method of dissolving thrombi) or invasively, i.e. thrombectomy.

If skin defects occur, they must be properly treated.

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Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Bc. Lukáš Tóth
Healthcare worker
The secondary medical school in Nitra gave me the basis for my career in the field of health and diseases. Thanks to it, I worked for 2 years in the traumatology clinic and outpatient clinic at the Nitra Hospital. Since 2006 I was employed in the emergency medical service, where I stayed until 2017. I completed my bachelor's degree at the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra in the field of emergency health care. The bachelor's degree allowed me to continue my mission as a paramedic. In the meantime, I got a job at the emergency line 155. I have been working in pre-hospital health care until today. I had an interest in people, health and even diseases in my childhood, which gave me the prerequisite to pursue this topic in adulthood. Studying and acquiring new information in practice provided me with a great basis for writing professional texts, in the form of articles that can be understood by ordinary people. Thus, my interest in the Health Portal has a solid foundation in years of practice and personal interest. Similarly, I am also interested in healthy eating, nutrition and overall healthy lifestyle. I fill my free time with family and sports.
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