The comparison of incidence deep vein thrombosis for three mechanical methods of graduated compression stockings (GCS), intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) and elastic bandage in intensive care units

Abstract

Due to the nature of the subject and objectives of present study regarding the comparison of incidence of deep vein thrombosis in three mechanical care methods, the present study is descriptive one of retrospective type in which the files of threes groups of patients receiving three types of care (i.e. graduated compression stockings, intermittent pneumatic compression and elastic bandage) who satisfied the pre-defined requirements were included in the present study. Then, the incidence of deep vein thrombosis was studied based on the specifications of intended units and risk factors of thrombosis. The incidence of deep vein thrombosis of the three preventive methods showed no statistically significant difference in three preventive methods when compared with each other (P=1.2). In sum, the total incidence of this disorder is 1.2 percent for the three groups. The results of present study show that mechanical prevention, either alone or with medicinal methods, can effectively decrease the incidence of deep vein thrombosis for patients of intensive care units.