Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
"Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Instruments that generate intermittent forces, uniformed or graduated, to facilitate the emptying of VEINS. These devices are used to reduce limb EDEMA and prevent venous THROMBOEMBOLISM, such as deep vein thrombosis in the legs.
| Descriptor ID |
D048228
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.515
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| Concept/Terms |
Pneumatic Compression Stockings- Pneumatic Compression Stockings
- Compression Stocking, Pneumatic
- Compression Stockings, Pneumatic
- Pneumatic Compression Stocking
- Stocking, Pneumatic Compression
- Stockings, Pneumatic Compression
- Pneumatic Hose
- Hose, Pneumatic
- Pneumatic Compression Hose
- Compression Hose, Pneumatic
- Hose, Pneumatic Compression
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices" by people in Profiles.
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Head and Neck Lymphedema: Treatment Response to Single and Multiple Sessions of Advanced Pneumatic Compression Therapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 04; 160(4):622-626.
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European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Neurosurgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 02; 35(2):90-95.
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European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 Feb; 35(2):84-89.
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European Guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: Executive summary. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2018 02; 35(2):77-83.
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Lymphatic transport in patients with chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers following sequential pneumatic compression. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2016 Jan; 4(1):9-17.
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Peripartum venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: where do we go from here? Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jan; 125(1):16-18.
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Maternal mortality in the United States: predictability and the impact of protocols on fatal postcesarean pulmonary embolism and hypertension-related intracranial hemorrhage. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jul; 211(1):32.e1-9.
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Self-management of lymphedema: a systematic review of the literature from 2004 to 2011. Nurs Res. 2012 Jul-Aug; 61(4):291-9.
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A randomized controlled trial comparing two types of pneumatic compression for breast cancer-related lymphedema treatment in the home. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Dec; 20(12):3279-86.
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Intermittent pneumatic compression therapy: a systematic review. Lymphology. 2012 Mar; 45(1):13-25.