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Use of support stockings after cardiac surgery
1Cardiac Surgical Unit, Glenfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Leicester.
Professional Nurse (London, England)
|May 25, 2002
Abstract:
Saphenous leg veins are commonly used in coronary artery bypass grafting. Removal of the vein may cause oedema, erythema and tenderness in the leg. External support stockings are often used routinely to ease these common symptoms and prevent deep vein thrombosis.