Volume 144, Issue 1, Pages 152-159 (July 2013) Use of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression and Not Graduated Compression Stockings Is Associated With Lower Incident VTE in Critically Ill Patients Yaseen M. Arabi, MD, FCCP, Mohammad Khedr, MD, FCCP, Saqib I. Dara, MD, FCCP, Gousia S. Dhar, MBBS, Shaila A. Bhat, MBBS, Hani M. Tamim, MPH, PhD, Lara Y. Afesh, RN, MSN CHEST Volume 144, Issue 1, Pages 152-159 (July 2013) DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-2028 Copyright © 2013 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Box plots for overlap of the multiple propensity scores among the three groups of devices used. GCS = graduated compression stockings; IPC = intermittent pneumatic compression; None = no mechanical thromboprophylaxis; Pr = propensity score. CHEST 2013 144, 152-159DOI: (10.1378/chest.12-2028) Copyright © 2013 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves for VTE probabilities of the three categories of mechanical devices. See Figure 1 legend for expansion of abbreviations. CHEST 2013 144, 152-159DOI: (10.1378/chest.12-2028) Copyright © 2013 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions