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Does The use of SCD and ted hose simultaneously decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of the other?

NOMINATED TOPIC | May 26, 2014

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Briefly describe a specific question, or set of related questions, about a health care test or treatment that this program should consider.: Does The use of SCD and ted hose simultaneously decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of the other?

Describe why this topic is important.: It is important in the prevention of DVT formation because both methods are often ordered by physicians. Nursing as a whole as well as some physicians have questioned the effectiveness of using SCD's and TED hose at the same time.

How will an answer to your research question be used or help inform decisions for you or your group?: It will give evidence in which we could base our practice on.

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Please tell us how you heard about the Effective Health Care Program: UT Arlington

Page last reviewed November 2017

Page originally created May 2014

Internet Citation: Does The use of SCD and ted hose simultaneously decrease or eliminate the effectiveness of the other?. Content last reviewed November 2017. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
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