Do inflatable boots help prevent DVTs?
Adding intermittent pneumatic compression to blood thinners does not provide extra protection against lower-limb deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in critically ill patients, doctors have reported.
The new study of 2003 patients in 20 intensive care units around the world was designed to test the widespread belief that adding intermittent pneumatic compression to thromboprophylaxis could further lower the risk of clots that still occur in 5-20% of critically ill hospitalised patients.