Adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboprophylaxis

Intermittent pneumatic compression improves venous ulcer healing.

The effects of intermittent pneumatic compression on the healing rates of ulcers in patients with chronic venous insufficiency were examined in a prospective, controlled study of 22 patients. Patients were randomly assigned to the experimental or the control group. Both groups received local wound care followed by application of an Unna boot. In addition, subjects in the experimental group rece...

StarSystem Intermittent Pneumatic Compression

Intermittent pneumatic compression after stroke

www.thelancet.com/neurology Vol 13 December 2014 1163 Acute stroke often causes immobility, which predisposes to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and these can be fatal or disabling. Low-dose subcutaneous anticoagulation with heparins and heparinoids reduces the risk of venous thromboembolism, but the benefi t is off set by haemorrhagic complications. Even targeting anticoagulation t...

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Technology for Sports Recovery

Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) technolog ies are widely used in clinical populations to aid the reduction of limb oedema and for the prophylaxis of deep vein thromboses (DVT). IPC application within athletic populat ions is not however widespread. The main mechanism for the effectiveness of IPC is that it augments venous and arterial blood flow via the periodic inflation of external c...

Cost-effectiveness of thromboprophylaxis with intermittent pneumatic compression at cesarean delivery.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of thromboprophylaxis at cesarean delivery with intermittent pneumatic compression. METHODS A decision tree model using Markov analysis was developed to compare two approaches to perioperative care at the time of cesarean delivery: 1) no use of perioperative thromboprophylaxis and 2) the use of intermittent pneumatic compression for thromboprophyla...