title: Report from the 2013 meeting of the International Compression Club on advances and challenges of compression therapy.
abstract: The International Compression Club, a collaboration of medical experts and industry representatives, was founded in 2005 to develop consensus reports and recommendations regarding the use of compression therapy in the treatment of acute and chronic vascular disease. During the recent meeting of the International Compression Club, member presentations were focused on the clinical application of intermittent pneumatic compression in different disease scenarios as well as on the use of inelastic and short stretch compression therapy. In addition, several new compression devices and systems were introduced by industry representatives. This article summarizes the presentations and subsequent discussions and provides a description of the new compression therapies presented.
authors.affiliation: Jobst Vascular Institute, Toledo, Ohio.
authors.forename: Arthur P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Delos Reyes
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Partsch
authors.affiliation: Department of Angiology, Clinica Barbantini, Lucca, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mosti
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obi
authors.affiliation: Jobst Vascular Institute, Toledo, Ohio. Electronic address: fedor.lurie@promedica.org.
authors.forename: Fedor
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lurie