The efficacy of a new stimulation technology to increase venous flow and prevent venous stasis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 766-771

  Griffin, M ^a   Nicolaides, A N ^a,b,d   Bond, D ^a   Geroulakos, G ^b,c   Kalodiki, E ^c  

^a Vascular Noninvasive Screening and Diagnostic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Calf muscle stimulation; Deep vein thrombosis (DVT); Thrombo prophylaxis; Ultrasonic venous imaging; Venous stasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEART BEAT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK SYSTOLIC VELOCITY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS STASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POPLITEAL VEIN; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649632596     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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