The efficacy of pneumatic compression stockings in the prevention of pulmonary embolism after cardiac surgery

Chest

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-85

  Ramos, Roque ^a   Salem, Bakr I ^a,b   De Pawlikowski, Maria P ^a   Coordes, Cordie ^a   Eisenberg, Steven ^a   Leidenfrost, Ronald ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; pneumatic stockings; pulmonary emboli; pulmonary emboli prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030060789     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.109.1.82     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Marshall JC. Prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Can J Surg 1991; 34:551-54
2. Huber O, Bounameaux H, Borst F. et al. Postoperative pulmonary embolism after hospital discharge: an underestimated risk. Arch Surg 1992; 127:310-13
3. Kakkar V, Murray W. Efficacy and safety of low molecular weight heparin in preventing postoperative venous thromboembolism: a comparative study. Br J Surg 1985; 72:786-91
4. Colditz G, Tuden R, Oster G. Rates of venous thrombosis after general surgery: combined results of randomized clinical trials. Lancet 1986; 2:143-46
5. Collins R, Serimgeour A, Yusuf S, et al. Reduction in fatal pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis by perioperative administration of subeutaneous heparin. N Engl J Med 1988; 318:1162-73
6. Monreal M, Lafoz E, Olive A, et al. Comparison of subeutaneous unfractionated heparin with a low molecular weight heparin in patients with venous thromboembolism and contraindications to coumadin. Thromb Haemost 1994; 71:7-11
7. The RD heparin arthroplasty group. RD heparin compared with warfarin for prevention of venous thromboembolic disease following total hip or knee arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg 1994; 76:1174-84
8. Skillman J, Collins E, Coe N, et al. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis in neurosurgical patients; a controlled, randomized trial of external pneumatic compression boots. Surgery 1978; 83:354-58
9. Turpie GGA, Delmore T, Hirsh J, et al. Prevention of venous thrombosis by intermittent sequential calf compression in patients with intracraneal disease. Thromb Res 1979; 15:611-16
10. Turpie GGA, Hish J. Venous thromboembolism: H. Current concepts. Hosp Med 1984; 3:13-41
11. Siegel B, Eldelstein AL, Felix W, et al. Compression of the deep venous system of the lower leg during inactive recumbency. Arch Surg 1973; 106:38-43
12. Lewis CE, Antoine J, Mueller C, et al. Elastic compression in the prevention of venous stasis. Am J Surg 1976; 132:739-43
13. Marshall J. Prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Can J Surg 1991; 34:551-54
14. Bergqvist D. Prevention of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in Sweden: results of a survey. World J Surg 1980; 4:489-95
15. Conti S, Daschbach M. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a survey of its use in the United States. Arch Surg 1982; 117:1036-40
16. Comerota AJ, Stewart GJ, White JV. Combined dihydroergotamine and heparin prophylaxis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis: proposed mechanism of action. Am J Surg 1985; 150:39-40
17. Holford C. Graded compression for preventing deep venous thrombosis. BMJ 1976; 2:969-70
18. Scurr JH, Ibrahim S, Faber R, et al. The efficacy of graduated compression stockings in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis. Br J Surg 1977; 64:371-73
19. Wells P, Lensing W, Hirsh J. Graduated compression stockings in the prevention of postoperative venous thromboembolism. Arch Intern Med 1994; 154:67-72
20. Salzman E, Plaetz J, Betmann M, et al. Intraoperative external pneumatic calf compression to afford long term prophylaxis against deep venous thrombosis in urological patients. Surgery 1980; 87:239-41
21. Arnoldi C. The effect of elastic compression on the flow velocity of the deep veins in leg. Ugeskr Laeger 1976; 138:274-78
22. Williams A, Bolton J, Le Quesnel LP. The use of graduated compression in the prevention of postoperative deep venous thrombosis. Br J Surg 1983; 70:172-74
23. Meyerowitz B, Nelson R. Measurement of the velocity of blood in lower limb veins with and without compression. Surgery 1964; 56:481-86
24. International Multicenter Trial. Prevention of fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism by low doses of heparin. Lancet 1975; 2:45-51
25. Pangrazzi J, Donati MB, Romero M, et al. Is there still an avoidable fraction of postoperative thromboembolic complications with heparin prophylaxis?: the results of a case-control surveillance. J Clin Epidemiol 1993; 46:371-77
26. Jorgensen LN, Wille-Jorgensen P, Hauch O. Prophylaxis of postoperative thromboembolism with low molecular weight heparins. Br J Surg 1993; 80:689-704
27. Agnelli G. Anticoagulation in the prevention and treatment of pulmonary embolism. Chest 1995; 107(suppl 1):39S-44S
28. Collins R, Scrimgeour A, Yusuf S, et al. Reduction in fatal pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis by perioperative administration of subeutaneous heparin. N Engl J Med 1988; 318:1162-73
29. Terblanche J, Benatar SR, Immelman EJ. Prophylaxis against fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism. Surgery 1982; 91:534-36
30. Covey TH, Sherman L, Bauer A. Low dose heparin in postoperative patients. Arch Surg 1975; 110:1021-26
31. Lahnborg G, Bergstrom K, Friman L, et al. Effect of low dose on incidence of postoperative pulmonary embolism detected by photoscaning. Lancet 1974; 1:329-31
32. Haas S. European consensus statement on the prevention of venous thromboembolism. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 1993; 4(suppl 1):S5-8
33. Huisman M, Buller H, ten Cate J. Unexpected high prevalence of silent pulmonary embolism in patients with deep venous thrombosis. Chest 1989; 95:498-502
34. ,34 Turner GM, Cole SE, Brooks JH. The efficacy of graduated compression stockings in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis after major gynaecological surgery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1984; 91:588-91
35. Nicolaides A, Miles C, Hoare M, et al. Intermittent sequential pneumatic compression of the legs and thromboembolism deterrent stockings in the prevention of postoperative deep venous thrombosis. Surgery 1983; 94:21
36. Keith S, McLaughlin D, Anderson F, et al. Do graduated compression stockings and pneumatic boots have an additive effect on the peak velocity of venous blood flow? Arch Surg 1992; 127:727-30
37. Guyton DP, Khayat A, Schereiber H. Pneumatic compression stockings and prostaglandin syntesis: a pathway of fibrinolysis? Crit Care Med 1985; 13:266
38. Caprini J, Chucker J, Zuckerman L, et al. Thrombosisprophylaxis using external compression. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1983; 156:599
39. Hansberry KL, Thompson IM, Bauman J, et al. A prospective comparison of thromboembolic stockings, external sequential pneumatic stockings, and heparin sodium/dihydroergotamine mesylate for the prevention of thromboembolic complications in urological surgery. J Urol 1991; 1415:1205-08
40. Torngren T. Low dose heparin and compression stockings in the prevention of postoperative deep venous thrombosis. Br J Surg 1980; 67:482-84
41. Bergqvist D, Lindbland B. The thromboprophylactic effect of graded elastic compression stockings in combination with dextran. Arch Surg 1984; 119:1329-31
42. Turpie AG, Hish J, Gent M, et al. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis in potential neurosurgical patients: a randomized trial comparing graduated compression stockings alone or graduated compression stockings plus intermittent pneumatic compression with control. Arch Intern Med 1989; 149:679-81
43. Christensen SW, Jorgensen P, Bjerg-Nielsen A, et al. Prevention of deep venous thrombosis following total hip replacement, using epidural analgesia. Acta Orthop Belg 1989; 55:58-61
44. Jorgensen P, Thorup J, Fischer A, et al. Heparin with and without graded compression stockings in the prevention of thromboembolic complications of major abdominal surgery: a randomized trial. Br J Surg 1985; 72:579-81
45. Coe N, Collins R, Klein L, et al. Prevention of deep venous thrombosis in urological patients: a controlled randomized trial of low dose heparin and external pneumatic compression boots. Surgery 1978; 83:230-34