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Descriptor English:   Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices 
Descriptor Spanish:   Aparatos de Compresión Neumática Intermitente 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Dispositivos de Compressão Pneumática Intermitente 
Synonyms English:   Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic
Compression Hose, Pneumatic
Compression Stocking, Pneumatic
Compression Stockings, Pneumatic
Hose, Pneumatic
Hose, Pneumatic Compression
Pneumatic Compression Hose
Pneumatic Compression Stocking
Pneumatic Compression Stockings
Pneumatic Hose
Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Device
Stocking, Pneumatic Compression
Stockings, Pneumatic Compression  
Tree Number:   E07.515
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION THERAPY
See Related English:   Gravity Suits
Stockings, Compression
 
History Note English:   2005 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history MI microbiology
PS parasitology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data SD supply & distribution
TD trends VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   38830 
Unique Identifier:   D048228 

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