[Comment] Intermittent pneumatic compression in patients with stroke

A patient with acute stroke has just been admitted who is immobile, and cannot walk to the bathroom without help. Looking at the patient's unmoving legs the risk of thrombosis is clear, but a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) might lead to bleeding, and elastic compression stockings cause skin problems. So you settle on intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCs)—but do they actually prevent blood clots?
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