T.E.D.? Anti-Embolism Stockings
T.E.D.? anti-embolism stockings are clinically proven to reduce DVT1?and to promote increased blood flow velocity2,3,4?in the legs. T.E.D.? anti-embolism stockings have also been shown to prevent the damaging effects of venous distension that occurs during surgery.5
T.E.D. anti-embolism stockings apply the clinically-proven graduated pressure pattern of 18mmHg at the ankle, 14mmHg at the calf, 8mmHg at the popliteal, 10mmHg at the lower thigh and 8mmHg at the upper thigh.1,4?It is important to measure the patient’s leg size to assure that the appropriate pressure pattern is applied.
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2Jamieson R, Calderwood CJ, Greer IA. The effect of graduated compression stockings on blood velocity in the deep venous system of the lower limb in the postnatal period. BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology. 2007;114(10):1292-4.
3Sigel B, Edelstein AL, Felix WR, Jr., Memhardt CR. Compression of the deep venous system of the lower leg during inactive recumbency. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill : 1960). 1973;106(1):38-43.
4Sigel B., et al. Type of Compression for Reducing Venous Stasis. Archives of Surgery.? February 1975. Vol 110; 171-175
5Coleridge-Smith PD, et al. Deep Vein Thrombosis: Effect of Graduated Compression Stockings on Distension of the Deep Veins of the Calf. British Journal of Surgery. June 1991. Vol 78, No. (6): 724-726.