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Similar thromboprohpylaxis with simultaneous & alternate sequential compression devices

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March 2015

Similar thromboprohpylaxis with simultaneous & alternate sequential compression devices

Vol: 4| Issue: 3| Number:18| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Comparison of clinical and physiological efficacies of different intermittent sequential pneumatic compression devices in preventing deep vein thrombosis: a prospective randomized study

Clin Orthop Surg. 2014 Dec;6(4):468-75.

Contributing Authors:
KH Koo JS Choi JH Ahn JH Kwon KT Cho

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34 patients who were scheduled for knee, femur, or spine surgeries were randomized to either an alternate sequential compression device group (ASCD), which used an SCD Express device, or a simultaneous sequential compression device group (SSCD), which used a DVT-3000 device. The aim of the study was to compare venous hemodynamic changes and their clinical influences when using an ASCD versus a SSC...

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