Leg compression and ambulation is better than bed rest for the treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis

International Angiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-400

  Blättler, Werner ^a,b   Partsch, H ^b  

^a Center for Vascular Diseases   (Switzerland)

^b Wilhelminenspital ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bandages; Leg; Venous thrombosis, therapy; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; DALTEPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BED REST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LEG PAIN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROVOCATION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WELLBEING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANDAGES; BED REST; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WALKING;

EID: 1542285973     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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