Compression stockings in addition to low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent venous thromboembolism in surgical inpatients requiring pharmacoprophylaxis: the GAPS non-inferiority RCT

RCT (n=1,858) found pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis alone was non-inferior to a combination of pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis and graduated compression stockings in terms of venous thromboembolism up to 90 days after surgery (1.7% vs 1.4%, p<0.001 for non-inferiority).

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National Institute for Health Research