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Tag: SOX trial

Do Compression Stockings Prevent Postthrombotic Syndrome? – “No”

Stephan Moll, MD writes… A new publication in the Lancet [ref 1] shows that elastic compression stockings after a first episode of proximal DVT do NOT prevent postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) as assessed over 2 years.

December 18, 2013

Tag: SOX trial

Do Compression Stockings Prevent Postthrombotic Syndrome? – “No”