Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Passive Exercise of Leg during Surgery

Sabri, Saher S.; Roberts, V. C.; Cotton, L. T.

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“…In a similarly constructed trial, but using electrical stimulation of the calf muscles, Browse and Negus (1970) needed 110 patients to pass the 5 % level of significance. In our earlier trial with a motorized foot mover (Sabri et al, 1971) 47 patients were required to reach the same level of significance. When using intermittent compression the number of patients needed to reach the 5 % level of significance has been brought down to 39.…”

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“…Passive exercise of one leg during surgery has been shown to reduce the incidence of early deep vein thrombosis in that leg compared with the other (control) leg by 77%, as judged by the 125I-fibrinogen test (Sabri et al, 1971). Passive exercise was achieved by means of a motorized foot mover which produced continuous dorsal and plantar flexion of one foot at a rate of 50 cycles per minute and with an amplitude of ± 200 about the vertical.…”

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Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Intermittent Compression of the Leg during Surgery

Sabri¹,

Roberts²,

Cotton³

1971

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Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Intermittent Compression of the Leg during Surgery

Sabri¹,

Roberts²,

Cotton³

1971

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“…Physiologically, ambulation, encouraging rhythmic active and passive exercises of the limbs among inpatients to improve blood flow in the limbs, discourages stasis and is effective against DVT. 36 Wearing of graduated compression elastic stockings by patients will also reduce the chances of venous stasis 37 and are important in the prevention of DVT in post-operative patients. 37 These stockings reduce venous thromboembolism in hospitalized post-operative patients by about 50%.…”

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Deep Vein Thrombosis: Risk Factors and Prevention in Surgical Patients

Obalum¹,

Giwa²,

To³

et al. 2009

West African Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized surgical patients. The occurrence of the disease is related to presence of risk factors, which are related primarily to trauma, venous stasis and hyper-coagulability. DVT seems not to be taken seriously by many surgeons in Nigeria. This is despite comprehensive studies that show no real differences in racial demography of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To highlight the importance of physician awareness about DVT especially its risks and prevention methods. METHODS: A detailed literature search was completed to extrapolate articles that described DVT risks and prevention. This involved hand and online searches. Specific search terms used included DVT/risk factors/prevention. The searches generated 468 papers. Of these 57 papers were included in the review. RESULTS

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“…T h e therapeutic effect has been emphasized by Roberts et al, 1971;Sabri et al, 1971;Bolliger and Staubesand, 1980;Hach, 1983;Staubesand, 1984;Schmeller, 1990;and Staubesand et al, 1992. T h e anatomical basis for the pumping action of the foot joints has been especially worked out by Braune and Muller, 1889;von L a m et al, 1936and Loetzke, 1956.…”

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Use of duplex sonography to investigate the effect of active and passive movement at the ankle joint for promoting venous return

1995

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Among the joint and muscle pumps that are hemodynamically active and, in particular, bring about venous return in the lower limb, the so-called ankle pump is of paramount importance. The basic anatomical relationship of the talocrural joint to the venous network around the ankle is reviewed. Duplex sonographic measurement of the rate of blood flow in the great saphenous vein at the saphenous opening, at rest and during active and passive movements at the ankle joint, shows that such movements have an important effect on the rate of flow through the adjacent veins. Passive movement of the foot relative to the leg was brought about by a newly developed apparatus that can be either pneumatically or electrically operated. The action of the ankle pump against venous stasis, the arthrogenic congestive syndrome, and chronic venous insufficiency has demonstrated the prophylactic importance of this physiological mechanism. It can, when necessary, be replaced by an appropriately designed apparatus.

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Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Passive Exercise of Leg during Surgery

Cited by 57 publications

References 9 publications

Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Intermittent Compression of the Leg during Surgery

Prevention of Early Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis by Intermittent Compression of the Leg during Surgery

Deep Vein Thrombosis: Risk Factors and Prevention in Surgical Patients

Use of duplex sonography to investigate the effect of active and passive movement at the ankle joint for promoting venous return

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