Angiology: Open Access
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ISSN: 2329-9495
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2329-9495
+44 1478 350008
Department of Pharmacy, Shandong First Medical University, Taian, Shandong Province, China
Research Article
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s): Yubo Li, Lixiang Ye, Zhaozhao Xu and huxiang Zhang*
Objective: Systematic evaluation of the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients, providing evidence-based medicine for clinical prevention of venous thrombosis.
Methods: A computerized search of PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase was performed to collect published literature on the prevention of the development of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) in patients with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), with a timeframe of from the time of library construction to August 2024. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were performed independently by two investigators according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and then Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software.
Results: A total of 11 papers with 1040.. View More»