- Discussion:
- advantages include relatively low cost, efficacy when worn properly, and safety;
- disadvantages: compliance is not guaranteed;
- if possible, patients should be placed in the intermittent compression stockings, prior to the operative procedure
- advantages include relatively low cost, efficacy when worn properly, and safety;
- disadvantages: compliance is not guaranteed;
- if possible, patients should be placed in the intermittent compression stockings, prior to the operative procedure
Effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic leg compression for preventing deep vein thrombosis after total hip replacement [see comments].
The efficacy of sequential compression devices in multiple trauma patients with severe head injury.
A prospective study of venous thromboembolism after major trauma.