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dc.contributor.authorLimpus, A
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, W
dc.contributor.editorGavin Leslie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:08:28Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:08:28Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2007-03-23T07:24:01Z
dc.identifier.issn1036-7314
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6253
dc.description.abstractGraduated compression stockings (CS) are used to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT); however, there is little known about the nursing practices surrounding their use in intensive care units (ICUs). This descriptive survey of adult ICUs in Australia sought to identify the nursing practices associated with the use of CS. A total of 91 (89% response rate) ICUs - 68 (75%) public and 23 (25%) private - responded. CS were used in conjunction with anticoagulants in 88 (97%) units and with sequential compression devices (SCDs) in 48 (53%) units. Knee length CS were used most frequently (n=37, 41%); however, 31 (34%) units used both knee and thigh. Most units (n=80, 95%) allocated new CS for each patient and most (n=72, 79%) allocated one pair of CS per patient. Correct sizing was determined by the use of a tape measure in 74 (88%) of the units. CS were washed by hand in 74 (88%) units. A total of 67 (74%) of the units reported that unit protocol or tradition was a factor in determining CS use, whereas 45 (50%) reported that research evidence was also a factor. These findings suggest that while Australian ICUs are demonstrating best practices in relation to certain CS practices, Australian standards for linen and other manufacturing guidelines and are not being followed. (author abstract)
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent318101 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge Media
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=87064772;res=MEDITEXT
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom53
dc.relation.ispartofpageto58
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Critical Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleThe use of graduated compression stockings in Autralian intensive care units: a national audit
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2003 Cambridge University Press : Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher : This journal is available online - use hypertext links.
gro.date.issued2003
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy


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