A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions

Barry J. Broderick; David E. O'Briain; Paul P. Breen; Stephen R. Kearns; Gearóid ÓLaighin

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332561

A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions

Barry J. Broderick
, David E. O'Briain
, Paul P. Breen
, Stephen R. Kearns
, Gearóid ÓLaighin

MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development

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Venous stasis, due to lack of activation of the calf muscle pump of postoperative patients, can result in the development of a thrombus which, in turn, can lead to a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism. The presented study investigates the effects that four hours of bed rest has on the lower limb hemodynamics of healthy subjects and, to what extent electrically elicited contractions of the calf muscles can alleviate these effects. Results indicated that the non-stimulated group experienced a decline in popliteal venous blood flow of approximately 45% and a 10% decrease in heart rate. The stimulated group maintained a higher venous blood flow and heart rate. The results suggest that even short periods of bed rest can significantly reduce lower limb blood flow which could have implications for DVT development in post-operative patients. Electrically elicited calf muscle contractions significantly improves lower limb blood flow and can alleviate the debilitating effects of bed rest.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota
Publisher	I.E.E.E.
Pages	2149-2152
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781424432967
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332561
Publication status	Published - 2009
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Broderick, B. J., O'Briain, D. E., Breen, P. P., Kearns, S. R., & ÓLaighin, G. (2009). A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions. In EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota (pp. 2149-2152). I.E.E.E.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332561

Broderick, Barry J. ; O'Briain, David E. ; Breen, Paul P. et al. / A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions. EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota. I.E.E.E., 2009. pp. 2149-2152

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Broderick, BJ, O'Briain, DE, Breen, PP, Kearns, SR & ÓLaighin, G 2009, A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions. in EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota. I.E.E.E., pp. 2149-2152, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 30/04/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332561

A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions. / Broderick, Barry J.; O'Briain, David E.; Breen, Paul P. et al.
EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota. I.E.E.E., 2009. p. 2149-2152.

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Broderick BJ, O'Briain DE, Breen PP, Kearns SR, ÓLaighin G. A hemodynamic study of popliteal vein blood flow : the effect of bed rest and electrically elicited calf muscle contractions. In EMBC 2009: Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine: 2-6 September, 2009, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota. I.E.E.E. 2009. p. 2149-2152 doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332561

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