Thigh-length versus knee-length compression stockings for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in the inpatient setting

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-171

  Loomba, Rohit S ^a   Arora, Rohit R ^b   Chandrasekar, Suraj ^b   Shah, Parinda H ^c  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ^*  (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

compression stockings; deep vein thrombosis; knee length; thigh length

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE LENGTH COMPRESSION GARMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIGH LENGTH COMPRESSION GARMENT;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84856592726     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834cb25b     Document Type: Article

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