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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Aparatos de Compresión Neumática Intermitente
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Dispositivos de Compressão Pneumática Intermitente
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Synonyms English:
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Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic
Pneumatic Compression Stockings
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Tree Number:
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E07.515
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION THERAPY
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See Related English:
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Gravity Suits
Stockings, Compression
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History Note English:
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2005
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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38830
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Unique Identifier:
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D048228
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