- Title
- Efficacy of intermittent compression devices for thromboembolic prophylaxis in major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Creator
- Lott, Natalie; Robb, Felicity; Nolan, Erin; Attia, John; Reeves, Penny; Gani, Jon; Smith, Stephen
- Relation
- ANZ Journal of Surgery Vol. 92, Issue 11, p. 2926-2934
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18101
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Background: The benefits of mechanical prophylaxis for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in abdominal and pelvic surgery are uncertain, with different guidelines stating that graduated compression stockings (GCS) and intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCDs) can be used either alone or in combination. To review the efficacy of IPCDs in preventing VTE following abdominal and pelvic surgery. Methods: A systematic review was conducted, identifying relevant literature reporting clinical trials conducted in abdominopelvic surgery, comparing the effect of IPCDs alone or in combination with no prophylaxis, GCS and chemical prophylaxis. The review identified studies reported from 1966 to 2022 in Medline, Embase, PubMed and Cochrane databases for randomized controlled trials. Results: Thirteen RCTs involving 1914 participants were identified. IPCDs were superior to placebo (OR VTE 0.39; 95% CI 0.20–0.76) but not superior to other forms of prophylaxis (OR 0.83; 95% CI 0.30–2.27) or to GCS alone (OR 0.9; 95% CI 0.24–3.36). The addition of IPCDs to GCS compared with GCS alone was beneficial (OR 0.45; 95% CI 0.23–0.91) as was the addition of IPCDs to standard perioperative chemoprophylaxis (OR 0.25; 95% CI 0.09–0.74). The overall quality and reliability of trials were low, with high risk of bias. Conclusions: IPCDs are more effective than placebo in reducing VTE rates but are not more effective than other forms of thrombo-prophylaxis (chemical or mechanical) following abdominal and pelvic surgery. There is poor quality evidence to suggest that they might have a role as additional prophylaxis when combined with GCS and chemical prophylaxis.
- Subject
- deep vein thrombosis; intermittent pneumatic compression devices; pulmonary embolism; surgery; venous thromboembolism; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1482131
- Identifier
- uon:50863
- Identifier
- ISSN:1445-1433
- Rights
- © 2022 The Authors. ANZ Journal of Surgery published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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