A clinical trial designed to test the relative value of two simple methods of reducing the risk of venous stasis in the lower limbs during surgical operations, the danger of thrombosis, and a subsequent pulmonary embolus, with a survey of the problem.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D001728:Dicumarol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011187:Posture; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior
D001728:Dicumarol; D006493:Heparin