Antiembolism Stockings
Antiembolism Hose · Antiembolic Hose · Anti-Embolism Stockings · TED Hose · T.E.D. Stockings · Graduated Compression Stockings · Elastic Stockings
Snug white elastic stockings that squeeze the leg most at the ankle and less going up the leg. They come knee-length or thigh-length, with a shaped heel and an opening under the toes.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Help prevent deep vein thrombosisDEEP VAYN throm-BOH-sisA blood clot in a deep vein, most often in the leg or pelvis.thromb/o clot-osis conditionFull entry and pulmonary embolismPUL-muh-nair-ee EM-buh-liz-umA blockage of an artery in the lungs, usually by a blood clot that has traveled there from elsewhere in the body.pulmon/o lung-ary relating toembol/o plug-ism conditionFull entry by keeping blood from pooling in the leg veins. They are put on before long procedures, for all lithotomylih-THOT-uh-meeA position lying on the back with the hips and knees bent and the legs raised and spread apart, often in stirrups.lith/o stone-tomy cutting intoFull entry cases, and for patients at risk of clots, either alone or along with a sequential compression devicesih-KWEN-shul kum-PRESH-un dih-VYSInflatable leg sleeves that fill with air and squeeze the legs in turns to keep blood moving in the veins.Full entry and medicine.
Lengths and variants
Five sizes and three lengths in the T.E.D. line, including knee and thigh length; size is chosen by measuring the leg. T.E.D. stockings apply about 18 mmHg at the ankle and 14 mmHg at the calf, with lower pressure above the knee.
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- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 16 (Moving, Handling, and Positioning the Surgical Patient), p. 326
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 13 (Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery), p. 275
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 23 (Gynecological and Obstetrical Surgery), p. 546, 582
- emerdepot.com
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