Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Page 75 , December 2007

Thromboembolic deterrent stockings application needs regular checks

  • Kate Mandeville, MBBS, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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  • Colin Bicknell, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, St Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • David Greenstein, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Department, Northwick Park Hospital, London, United Kingdom

References 

  1. Amaragiri SV, Lees TA. Elastic compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;3:CD001484
  2. Agnelli G, Piovella F, Buoncristiani P, Severi P, Pini M, D’Angelo A, et al. Enoxaparin plus compression stockings compared with compression stockings alone in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after elective neurosurgery. N Engl J Med. 1998;339(2):80–85
  3. Borly L, Wille-Jorgensen P, Rasmussen MS. Systemic review of thromboprophylaxis in colorectal surgery—an update. Colorectal Dis. 2005;7(2):122–127

PII: S1062-0303(07)00068-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2007.07.016

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Page 75 , December 2007

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