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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. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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   The correct use and properly fitted graded compression stockings can reduce the rate of thrombosis by 50%. [15] [19]: 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. [33]

4. Thromboembolism - Wikipedia

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   [4] [7] [8] Graduated compression stockings are elastic garments that apply a gradient of pressure to the lower limbs, reducing venous stasis and improving blood flow, still these stockings are not routinely indicated after DVT, but may be helpful if there is persistent leg swelling or symptomatic improvement with a trial of stockings.

5. Trousseau sign of malignancy - Wikipedia

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   Trousseau described several cases in which recurrent thrombosis was the presenting feature of visceral cancer, and his confidence in the utility of this connection led him to say, "So great, in my opinion, is the semiotic value of phlegmasia in the cancerous cachexia, that I regard this phlegmasia as a sign of the cancerous diathesis as certain ...

6. Pulmonary embolism - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary embolism may be preventable in those with risk factors. People admitted to the hospital may receive preventative medication, including unfractionated heparin , low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), or fondaparinux , and anti-thrombosis stockings to reduce the risk of a DVT in the leg that could dislodge and migrate to the lungs.

7. Poll: Most won't change drinking habits, despite Surgeon ...

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   The Surgeon General's recent warning that alcohol can cause cancer didn't exactly fall on deaf ears, but won't change America's drinking habits either, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll suggests.