Thigh-length versus below-knee compression elastic stockings for prevention of the postthrombotic syndrome in patients with proximal-venous thrombosis: A randomized trial

Blood

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1561-1565

  Prandoni, Paolo ^a   Noventa, Franco ^a   Quintavalla, Roberto ^b   Bova, Carlo ^c   Cosmi, Benilde ^d   Siragusa, Sergio ^e   Bucherini, Eugenio ^f   Astorri, Francesco ^g   Cuppini, Stefano ^h   Valle, Fabio Dalla ^a   Lensing, Anthonie W A ⁱ   Prins, Martin H ^j   Villalta, Sabina ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Civic Hospital of Cosenza   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^f Civic Hospital of Faenza   (Italy)

^g Civic Hospital of Fermo   (Italy)

^h Civic Hospital of Rovigo   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^j MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k University Hospital of Treviso   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE COMPRESSION ELASTIC STOCKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG USE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT; THIGH LENGTH COMPRESSION ELASTIC STOCKING; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84856896763     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-11-391961     Document Type: Article

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