Active Ankle Movement May Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Surgery

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Zhe WangBo Zhang

Abstract

Our aim is to investigate the effect of active ankle movement to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients who received lower limb surgery, and to provide a theory of evidence for rehabilitation nursing of patients after orthopedic surgery. Between January 2012 and December 2013, a total of 174 patients were randomized as case group (n = 96) and control group (n = 78). Case group received routine nursing and active ankle movement (30 times/min, 1-7 days after surgery), while control group only received routine nursing. The symptoms and signs of DVT were in real-time observation during the experiment. Thigh and crus circumference, maximum venous outflow (MVO), maximum venous capacity (MVC), and MVO ratio (MVO ratio = MVO/MVC) in the two groups were measured 1-7 days after surgery. Six-month follow-up study was also conducted to observe the occurrence of DVT. Our study revealed that thigh circumference in the case group decreased compared with the control group in 5-7 days (fifth day: 39.98 ± 3.25 vs. 41.01 ± 3.38, P = 0.043; sixth day: 38.21 ± 3.81 vs. 39.49 ± 3.79, P = 0.029; seventh day: 37.13 ± 3.15 vs. 38.76 ± 3.31, P = 0.001), and crus circumference in the case group also decreased compared with the control group in 5-...Continue Reading

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