The effect of leg elevation on the incidence of deep-vein thrombosis after operation
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 58 (3) , 182-184
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800580307
Abstract
Leg elevation during and after operation did not reduce the incidence of deep-vein thrombosis in patients undergoing elective surgery over the age of 40 years. The incidence was 31 per cent in the control group and 33 per cent in the patients in whom the legs were elevated.Keywords
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