Svensk definition
Apparatur som alstrar intermittenta kraftstötar, enhetliga eller graderade, för att underlätta ventömning. Apparaterna används för att minska ödem i lemmarna och förhindra venös tromboembolism, som t ex djupa ventromboser i benen.
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
Intermittent pneumatisk kompressionsutrustning
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device — Compression Devices, Intermittent Pneumatic — Pneumatic Intermittent Impulse Device — Pneumatic Compression Stockings — Pneumatic Compression Stocking — Compression Stocking, Pneumatic — Compression Stockings, Pneumatic — Stocking, Pneumatic Compression — Stockings, Pneumatic Compression — Pneumatic Compression Hose — Compression Hose, Pneumatic — Hose, Pneumatic Compression — Pneumatic Hose — Hose, Pneumatic