"Stockings, Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Tight coverings for the foot and leg that are worn to aid circulation in the legs, and prevent the formation of EDEMA and DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION STOCKINGS serve a similar purpose especially for bedridden patients, and following surgery.
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D053828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.101.400.500
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stockings, Compression" by people in Profiles.
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Kearon C, Spencer FA, O'Keeffe D, Parpia S, Schulman S, Baglin T, Stevens SM, Kaatz S, Bauer KA, Douketis JD, Lentz SR, Kessler CM, Moll S, Connors JM, Ginsberg JS, Spadafora L, Julian JA. D-dimer testing to select patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism who can stop anticoagulant therapy: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jan 06; 162(1):27-34.
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Kanaan A. Elastic compression stockings fail to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome after a first deep vein thrombosis. Evid Based Nurs. 2015 Jan; 18(1):22.
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Anderson FA, Huang W, Friedman RJ, Kwong LM, Lieberman JR, Pellegrini VD. Prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee arthroplasty: findings from a 2008 survey of US orthopedic surgeons. J Arthroplasty. 2012 May; 27(5):659-66.e5.
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Fang MC, Maselli J, Lurie JD, Lindenauer PK, Pekow PS, Auerbach AD. Use and outcomes of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after spinal fusion surgery. J Thromb Haemost. 2011 Jul; 9(7):1318-25.