Compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome after giant surgery in department of orthopaedics: A Meta analysis / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To systematically evaluate the effects of compression stockings for preventing post-thrombotic syndrome after giant surgery in department of orthopaedics.Methods Randomized controlled trials about compression stockings were searched and analyzed no matter written in Chinese or English.The effects of compression stockings is determined by Meta-analysis with Review Manager 5.0.Results 4 papers were included in this research,among which,one was domestic,and another three were abroad.Heterogeneity was small when the data was merged,which suggested that compression stocking for preventing post-thrombotic syndrome was effective.Conclusions Compression stockings can be safely used to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome after giant surgery in department of orthopaedics.