Guidelines And Recommendations; General Recommendations - arjo Flowtron Excel Manuel D'utilisation

Guidelines and Recommendations

General
Recommendations
DVT Prophylaxis
5. The Flowtron Excel system should be USED
WITH CAUTION on patients with:
• Insensitive extremities.
• Diabetes.
• Impaired circulation.
• Fragile or impaired skin.
NOTE
These are guidelines only and should not replace clinical
judgement and experience.
• While using the system, the patient's limbs should be
checked during every shift, and more often if the
patient has known circulatory or skin problems, or is
diabetic.
• Clinical judgment should be used to determine if the
patient's skin condition requires additional measures,
or if the treatment should be discontinued and
alternative modalities used.
• Arjo does not recommend the use of compression
stockings with its system. If these are ordered by the
physician, the clinician should ensure that the
compression stockings are properly measured,
applied and worn by the patient. Any compression
stocking used should be routinely checked to ensure
continued proper fit and application, in addition to
assessing the condition of the skin.
• Where appropriate, patients should be instructed in
the proper use of the system, the purpose of therapy
and that any problems should be reported to the
nursing staff.
• The Flowtron Excel system should be applied to the
patient pre-operatively, prior to the induction of
anaesthesia.
• The system should be used continuously for no less
than 72 hours post-operatively or until the patient
becomes fully ambulatory.
• If the garment cannot be applied to the operative
limb during surgery, it may be applied to the limb
once the patient reaches the recovery unit.
In the non-surgical patient, the system should be
initiated immediately when the risk of DVT formation is
identified.
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