The influence of electrical stimulation of the leg during surgical operations on the subsequent development of deep-vein thrombosis
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 60 (1) , 31-32
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800600108
Abstract
The effect of galvanic stimulation of the calf muscles during surgical operations on the development of postoperative deep‐vein thrombosis was assessed using 125I fibrinogen in 64 patients over 40 years of age undergoing major surgery. Alternate legs were stimulated in alternate patients using the opposite leg as a control. No significant difference in the incidence of deep‐vein thrombosis was observed either in the immediate postoperative period or later.Keywords
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