Adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboprophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Chaofeng FanLu JiaFang FangYu ZhangAndrew FaramandWeelic ChongYang Hai

Published in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2020)

Venous thromboembolism is not unusual among hospitalized patients despite pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis. Nursing personnel should use adjunctive IPC in surgical patients receiving pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis to prevent venous thromboembolism.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
direct oral anticoagulants
healthcare
mental health
quality improvement