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Adult nursing
Randomised controlled trial
Intermittent pneumatic compression is effective in reducing proximal DVT
  1. Kwok Ming Ho1,2,3,
  2. Yusra Harahsheh1
  1. 1Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital
  2. 2School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
  3. 3School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, Murdoch University
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Kwok Ming Ho, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia and Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6000, Australia; kwok.ho{at}health.wa.gov.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2015-102265

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    Commentary on: Dennis M, Sandercock P, Graham C, et al. The Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke (CLOTS) 3 trial: a randomised controlled trial to determine whether or not intermittent pneumatic compression reduces the risk of post-stroke deep vein thrombosis and to estimate its cost-effectiveness. Health Technol Assess 2015;19:1–90.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) is effective in reducing proximal deep vein thrombosis and should be used for all immobile patients with stroke, unless cost is a major concern.

    • The cost-effectiveness of IPC in different types of medical patients remains uncertain; future randomised controlled trials on IPC should be powered by cost-effectiveness.

    Context

    Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in hospitalised patients, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although pharmacological thromboprohylaxis is effective in reducing VTE, many patients with …

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    Footnotes

    • Correction notice This article has been corrected since it was published Online First. The author affiliations have been corrected.

    • Competing interests None declared.