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October 2, 1993European Heart Journal

Graduated compression stockings in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction

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Why the study?

Do graduated compression stockings prevent deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction?

Population

80 patients aged 70 years and above with acute myocardial infarction

Comparison

Graduated compression stockings fitted to one leg vs The other leg serving as a control (no stocking)

Design

RCT, randomly fitted to one leg

Authors

AKA KierkegaardHalmstad UniversityLNLars NorgrenVascular / Pulmonary Vascular

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Implication

Supports use of graduated compression stockings for DVT prevention in elderly AMI patients; confirms benefit in this high-risk group.

Structured PICO

Do graduated compression stockings prevent deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction?

P
Population
80 patients aged 70 years and above with acute myocardial infarction
I
Intervention
Graduated compression stockings fitted to one leg
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Comparator
The other leg serving as a control (no stocking)
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Outcome
Incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) measured by 125I fibrinogen uptake test and venous volume measured by strain gauge plethysmographyhard clinical

Graduated compression stockings significantly reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction.

Cite This Study

Kierkegaard et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fec858031ec7bb1dc0398https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/14.10.1365
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