Venous stasis

Venous stasis, or venostasis, is a condition of slow blood flow in the veins, usually of the legs.

Presentation

Complications

Potential complications of venous stasis are:

• Venous ulcers
• Blood clot formation in veins (venous thrombosis), that can occur in the deep veins of the legs (deep vein thrombosis, DVT) or in the superficial veins

Causes

Causes of venous stasis include:

• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Previous damage to leg
• Blood clot
• Smoking
• Swelling and inflammation of a vein close to the skin
• Congestive heart failure.
• Long periods of immobility that can be encountered from driving, flying, bed rest/hospitalization, or having an orthopedic cast. Recommendations by clinicians to reduce venous stasis and DVT/PE often encourage increasing walking, calf exercises, and intermittent pneumatic compression when possible.

Diagnosis

See also

• Virchow's triad

References

1. Venous ulcer
2. Stasis
3. Stasis dermatitis
4. Chronic venous insufficiency
5. Unna's boot
6. Compression stockings
7. Venous thrombosis
8. Deep vein thrombosis
9. Edema
10. Thrombosis prevention
11. Maggot therapy
12. Thromboembolism
13. Venous insufficiency
14. Thrombosis
15. Virchow's triad
16. Daflon
17. Auscultatory gap
18. Traumatic asphyxia
19. Periorbital dark circles
20. Lymphedema