A venous foot pump reduces thrombosis after total hip replacement.
In a prospective, randomised controlled trial, the efficacy of the A-V Impulse System in the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis was investigated in 84 patients who had undergone total hip replacement. The incidence of venographically proven, and clinically significant postoperative deep-vein thrombosis was 40% in the control group and 5% in the treatment group (p less than 0.001). No adverse reactions were recorded.
Fordyce
M J
MJ
Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital, Exeter, Devon, England.
Ling
R S
RS
D001243:Assisted Circulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001458:Bandages; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D001843:Bone Cements