Effect of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression in Addition to Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

OBJECTIVES:. Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) are frequent complications in hospitalized patients and a leading cause of preventable death in hospital. Pharmacologic prophylaxis is a standard of care to prevent VTE in patients at risk, the additional value of intermittent pneumatic compression (IP...

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Main Authors: Cécile Duval, PharmD, MBA, Caroline Sirois, BPharm, PhD, Félix H. Savoie-White, MSc, Pier-Alexandre Tardif, MSc, Mélanie Bérubé, RN, PhD, Alexis F. Turgeon, MD, MSc, Deborah J. Cook, MD, MSc, François Lauzier, MD, MSc, Lynne Moore, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-10-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000769