Foot pump prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis - Rate of effective usage following knee and hip arthroplasty

C. Charalambous; S. Cleanthous; M. Tryfonidis; A. Goel; R. Swindell; D. Ellis

doi:10.1007/s00264-003-0456-7

Foot pump prophylaxis for deep venous thrombosis - Rate of effective usage following knee and hip arthroplasty

C. Charalambous
, S. Cleanthous
, M. Tryfonidis
, A. Goel
, R. Swindell
, D. Ellis

Medical School

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We recorded the usage of foot pumps during the post-operative period in 29 patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty and made 621 recordings. Effective utilisation of foot pumps was seen in 37.2% of cases. There was a gradual reduction in correct utilisation with each day that passed post-operatively (day 1, 60.4%; day 2, 48.8%; day 3, 28.8%; day 4, 21.4%; day 5, 23%). This gradual reduction was statistically significant (P=0.001) and mainly occurred between the second and third postoperative days. Effective usage was 60.2% overall at night and 36.4% during the day. Our results question the efficiency of foot pumps in deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in the context of a true clinical setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	208-210
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Orthopaedics
Volume	27
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-003-0456-7
Publication status	Published - 2003

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