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2. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   The graduated (gradient, graded) compression stockings and anti-embolism compression stockings come in knee-high and thigh-high length. [20] A meta-analysis by Sajid et al. was done to compare knee-high and thigh-high graded compression stockings in regards of deep vein thrombosis prevention in medical and surgical patients. [ 21 ]

3. Pulmonary embolism - Wikipedia

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   The pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC) helps assess people in whom pulmonary embolism is suspected, but unlikely. Unlike the Wells score and Geneva score , which are clinical prediction rules intended to risk stratify people with suspected PE, the PERC rule is designed to rule out the risk of PE in people when the physician has already ...

4. Intermittent pneumatic compression - Wikipedia

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   IPK with inflatable trousers. Intermittent pneumatic compression is a therapeutic technique used in medical devices that include an air pump and inflatable auxiliary sleeves, gloves or boots in a system designed to improve venous circulation in the limbs of patients who have edema or the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or the combination of DVT and PE, venous ...

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6. Decompression sickness - Wikipedia

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   Increased depth, previous DCI, larger number of consecutive days diving, and being male were associated with higher risk for decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism. Nitrox and drysuit use, greater frequency of diving in the past year, increasing age, and years since certification were associated with lower risk, possibly as indicators ...

7. Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment - Wikipedia

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   The non-pneumatic anti-shock garment is now off-patent and produced in several different locations. The use of the garment for obstetrical hemorrhage in low-resource settings began in 2002 when Dr. Carol Brees and Dr. Paul Hensleigh introduced the garment into a hospital in Pakistan and reported on a case series of its use. [17]

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   Mask requirements were also lifted at MGM Resorts in Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio. Wynn Resorts Ltd., which operates Wynn Las Vegas and Encore, will also no longer require masks ...

9. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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   The correct use and properly fitted graded compression stockings can reduce the rate of thrombosis by 50%. [16] [20]: 745–46 Contraindications for the use of antiembolism stockings include the presence of advanced peripheral and obstructive arterial disease, septic phlebitis, heart failure, open wounds, dermatitis and peripheral neuropathy. [34]