Preventive measures against the formation of blood clots in deep veins using devices that inflate and deflate chambers around the legs to promote blood flow.
Used to document the intended use of sequential compression devices (SCDs) for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients.
"Patient will receive deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis with sequential compression devices intraoperatively and postoperatively until ambulation."
Postoperative care, pre-operative planning
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