Graduated compression stockings in the prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1990 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Journal of British Surgery, volume 77, pages 380-383 (issn: 0007-1323, eissn: 1365-2168,

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Authors: P C, Jeffery; A N, Nicolaides;

doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800770407

pmid: 2187559

Graduated compression stockings in the prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis

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Abstract This review examines the role of graduated elastic compression stockings in the prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis. Used alone compression stockings reduce the incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis by approximately 60 per cent and when used in combination with other preventive methods, such as low dose heparin or intermittent calf compression, they further reduce the incidence by up to 85 per cent.

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Keywords

Leg, Postoperative Complications, Heparin, Pressure, Humans, Female, Thrombophlebitis, Bandages

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