Pneumatic compression devices for prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT).
A pneumatic compression device was applied to 155 patients with a normal Doppler venous examination who underwent a general surgical procedure of at least 1 hr in duration. One hundred fifty-three patients had neither PE nor DVT clinically or by Doppler studies, one patient had a venographically proven DVT, and one patient had a clinical pulmonary embolism verified by lung scanning. Using clinical and Doppler criteria, the device was effective in the prophylaxis of thromboembolic complications.
D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011312:Pressure; D012212:Rheology; D012306:Risk; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology