Why the study?
Does early mechanical prophylaxis with foot pumps and delayed enoxaparin reduce the prevalence of large or occlusive deep-vein thromboses in patients following serious musculoskeletal injury?
Population
Patients following serious musculoskeletal injury
Comparison
Early mechanical prophylaxis with foot pumps and… vs Enoxaparin alone
Authors
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May support early mechanical prophylaxis plus delayed enoxaparin after musculoskeletal injury; extends RCT evidence for combined VTE prevention.
Does early mechanical prophylaxis with foot pumps and delayed enoxaparin reduce the prevalence of large or occlusive deep-vein thromboses in patients following serious musculoskeletal injury?
Early mechanical prophylaxis with foot pumps combined with delayed enoxaparin is a successful strategy for reducing deep-vein thromboses following serious musculoskeletal injury compared to enoxaparin alone.
Stannard et al. (2006) studied this question.