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British Journal of Neuroscience NursingVol. 11, No. Sup2 CommentCompression in acute stroke: nursing considerationsEmma GeeEmma GeeSearch for more papers by this authorEmma GeePublished Online:27 Apr 2015https://doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2015.11.Sup2.20AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References CLOTS trial collaboration (2009) Effectiveness of thigh-length graduated compression stockings to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis after stroke (CLOTS Trial 1): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 373(9679): 1958–65 Crossref, Google ScholarCLOTS trials collaboration (2010) Thigh-length versus below-knee stockings for DVT prophylaxis after stroke: a randomised trial. Ann Intern Med 153(9): 553–62 Crossref, Google ScholarCLOTS (Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke) Trials Collaboration et al. (2013) Effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression in reduction of risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients who have had a stroke (CLOTS3): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet 382(9891): 516–24 Crossref, Google ScholarCLOTS (Clots in Legs Or sTockings after Stroke) Trials Collaboration (2014) Effect of intermittent pneumatic compression on disability, living circumstances, quality of life, and hospital costs after stroke: secondary analyses from CLOTS 3, a randomised trial. Lancet Neurol 13(12): 1186–92 Crossref, Google ScholarKearon C (2003) Natural History of Venous Thromboembolism. Circulation 107(23): 122–30 Google ScholarKelly J, Rudd A, Lewis RR, Coshall C et al. (2004) Venous Thromboembolism after acute ischaemic stroke; a prospective study using magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging. Stroke 35: 2320–25 Crossref, Google ScholarKohro S, Yamakage M, Sato K et al. (2005) Intermittent pneumatic foot compression can activate blood fibrinolysis without changes in blood coagulability and platelet activation. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 49: 660–4 Crossref, Google ScholarLankeit M, Konstantinides S (2011) Mortality risk assessment and the role of thrombolysis in pulmonary embolism. Critical Care Clinics 27(4): 953–67 Crossref, Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010) NICE clinical guidance 92. Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk: Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to hospital. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg92 (accessed 26 March 2015) Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2015) Addendum to NICE clinical guidance CG92. Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients admitted to hospital (Chapter 24-stroke patients). Draft for consultation. http://tinyurl.com/pdyk9xz (accessed 26 March 2015) Google ScholarStevens S, Woller S (2013) Intermittent pneumatic compression in patients with stroke. Lancet 382(9891): 484–6 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 April 2015Volume 11Issue Sup2ISSN (print): 1747-0307ISSN (online): 2052-2800 Metrics History Published online 27 April 2015 Published in print 1 April 2015 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download
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