ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2017
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Hip Arthroplasty.
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- Mechanical Prophylaxis Management of Venous Thromboembolism in a General Surgical Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Compliance in Orthopedic Patients With Cardiac Risk Factors.Cureus · 2025Article
- Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgeries and Factor XIa Inhibitors.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Pneumatic Compression Combined with Standard Treatment after Total Hip Arthroplasty and Its Effects on Edema of the Operated Limb and on Physical Outcomes: A Pilot Clinical Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Asia-Pacific venous thromboembolism consensus in knee and hip arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery: Part 2. Mechanical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.Knee surgery & related research · 2021Article
- Perioperative symptomatic venous thromboembolism after immediate chemoprophylaxis in patients with pelvic and lower-extremity fractures.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Sequential Compression Devices in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Medically Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Cohort StudyTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2019Article
- Evaluation of an Electro-Pneumatic Device for Artificial Capillary Pulse Generation used in a Prospective Study in Animals for Surgical Neck Wound Healing.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a relatively common and potentially life threatening complication after major hip surgery. There are two main types of prophylaxis: chemical and mechanical. Chemical prophylaxis is very effective but causes bleeding complications in surgical wounds and remote organs. On the other hand, mechanical methods are free of hemorrhagic complications but are less effective. We hypothesized that mechanical prophylaxis is effective enough for Asians in whom VTE occurs less frequently. This study evaluated the effect of intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) in the prevention of VTE after major hip surgery.
methodsIncidences of symptomatic VTE after primary total hip arthroplasty with and without application of IPC were compared. A total of 379 patients were included in the final analysis. The IPC group included 233 patients (106 men and 127 women) with a mean age of 54 years. The control group included 146 patients (80 men and 66 women) with a mean age of 53 years. All patients took low-dose aspirin for 6 weeks after surgery. IPC was applied to both legs just after surgery and maintained all day until discharge. When a symptom or a sign suspicious of VTE, such as swelling or redness of the foot and ankle, Homans' sign, and dyspnea was detected, computed tomography (CT) angiogram or duplex ultrasonogram was performed.
resultsUntil 3 months after surgery, symptomatic VTE occurred in three patients in the IPC group and in 6 patients in the control group. The incidence of VTE was much lower in the IPC group (1.3%) than in the control group (4.1%), but the difference was not statistically significant. Complications associated with the application of IPC were not detected in any patient. Patients affected by VTE were older and hospitalized longer than the unaffected patients.
conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that IPC might be an effective and safe method for the prevention of postoperative VTE.
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