Clinical study of intermittent pneumatic compression in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis.

[Objective]To investigate the curative effect of intermittent pneumatic compression(IPC) in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis(DVT) after interventional thrombolysis.[Method]Fifty-two cases of DVT were treated from December 1998 to August 2007,and divided into 2 groups randomly.In the first group,all cases received low molecular heparin and warfarin after routine or interventional thrombolysis.In the second group,IPC was used on the basis of group one.Two groups were compared about cases for repeated thrombolysis,time point of symptom relief,reduction of swelling at 7 days after surgery,re-canalization of vein at 1 month after surgery.[Result]Three cases in the first group needed repeated thrombolysis while none was found in the second group.In the second group,quicker symptom relief,more obvious reduction of swelling,wider re-canalization of vein were observed compared with the first group.[Conclusion]IPC is proved effective in the comprehensive therapy of DVT.