Prevention of venous thromboembolism: Focus on mechanical prophylaxis

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-251

  Lippi, Giuseppe ^a   Favaloro, Emmanuel J ^b   Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

graded compression stockings; intermittent pneumatic compression devices; prophylaxis; Thrombosis; venous foot pumps

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DEXTRAN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AIRCRAFT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLISTER; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DISEASE; BURN PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MEDICARE; MOBILIZATION; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SKIN NECROSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX SURGERY; THROMBO EMBOLIC DETERRENT STOCKING; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VENOUS FOOT PUMP; VENOUS STASIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; STROKE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WALKING;

EID: 79953657732     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273088     Document Type: Article

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