An Evidenced-Based Review of the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Traumatic Patients with Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices

Table 1

General characteristics of the 19 included studies.

Number	Literature	Publication year	Source	Nature	Subject
1	Nathalie and Vicky	2021	Best practice	Guideline	Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
2	Elizabeth	2020	UpToDate	Clinical decision	Thromboembolism and prevention in the severely injured trauma patient
3	JBI	2021	JBI	Summary of evidence	Orthopedic surgery: mechanical prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism
4	Hillegass	2016	UpToDate	Guideline	Role of physical therapists in the management of individuals at risk for diagnosed with venous thromboembolism: evidence-based clinical practice guideline
5	Kakkos	2021	UpToDate	Guideline	European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2021 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of venous thrombosis
6	Anderson	2019	UpToDate	Guideline	American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical hospitalized patients
7	NICE	2019	NICE	Guideline	Venous thromboembolism in over 16 years: reducing the risk of hospital-acquired deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
8	AHRQ	2015	AHRQ	Guideline	Preventing hospital-associated venous thromboembolism: a guide for effective quality improvement, 2^nd ed
9	SIGN	2014	SIGN	Guideline	Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
10	Kearon	2012	PubMed	Guideline	Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9^th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
11	Kahn	2012	PubMed	Guideline	Prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9^th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
12	Falck-Ytter	2012	PubMed	Guideline	Prevention of VTE in orthopedic surgery patients: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9^th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
13	Spahn	2019	PubMed	Guideline	The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition
14	Liew	2017	PubMed	Guideline	Asian venous thromboembolism guidelines: updated recommendations for the prevention of venous thromboembolism
15	Rappold	2021	PubMed	Expert consensus	Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the trauma intensive care unit: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee Clinical Consensus Document
16	Lozano	2013	Cochrane Library	Systematic review	Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients
17	Ibrahim	2015	PubMed	Systematic review	Effect of compression devices on preventing deep vein thrombosis among adult trauma patients: a systematic review
18	Pavon	2016	PubMed	Systematic review	Effectiveness of intermittent pneumatic compression devices for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in high-risk surgical patients: a systematic review
19	O’Connell	2016	PubMed	Systematic review	The use of intermittent pneumatic compression in orthopedic and neurosurgical postoperative patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis