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Equipment and Supplies > Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices

Preferred term

Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Instruments that generate intermittent forces, uniformed or graduated, to facilitate the emptying of VEINS. These devices are used to reduce limb EDEMA and prevent venous THROMBOEMBOLISM, such as deep vein thrombosis in the legs.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device
  • Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Device

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZL0FHZ8T-Q

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