The influence of electrical stimulation of the leg during surgical operations on the subsequent development of deep-vein thrombosis

Authors

L R Dejode
Mohammad Khurshid, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
W W Walther

Document Type

Article

Department

Haematology/Oncology

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.

Publication (Name of Journal)

British Journal of Surgery

Recommended Citation

Dejode, L., Khurshid, M., Walther, W. (1973). The influence of electrical stimulation of the leg during surgical operations on the subsequent development of deep-vein thrombosis. British Journal of Surgery, 60(1), 31-32.
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