Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
M ClarkeM Kjeldstrøm

Abstract

Air travel might increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It has been suggested that wearing compression stockings might reduce this risk. To assess the effects of wearing compression stockings versus not wearing them among people travelling on flights lasting at least four hours. We searched the Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group's Specialized Register (January 2006), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (in The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2005), MEDLINE (January 1966 to November 2005), EMBASE (January 1980 to December 2005) and several other electronic or grey literature sources, detailed in full in the review. The most recent searches were done in January 2006. Randomized trials of compression stockings versus no stockings in passengers on flights lasting at least four hours. Trials in which passengers wore a stocking on one leg but not the other, or those comparing stockings and another intervention were also eligible. At least two authors independently assessed the quality of each study and extracted data. We sought additional information from trialists. Ten randomized trials (n = 2856) were included; nine (n = 2821) compared wearing stockings on both legs versus not wearing them, an...Continue Reading

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