Graduated compression stockings as adjuvant to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in elective surgical patients (GAPS study) : randomised controlled trial

Shalhoub, JosephLawton, RebeccaHudson, JemmaBaker, ChristopherBradbury, AndrewDhillon, KarenEverington, TamaraGohel, Manjit S.Hamady, ZaedHunt, Beverley J.Stansby, GerrardWarwick, DavidNorrie, JohnDavies, Alun H.GAPS trial investigators2020-06-012020-06-012020-05-16Shalhoub, J, Lawton, R, Hudson, J, Baker, C, Bradbury, A, Dhillon, K, Everington, T, Gohel, M S, Hamady, Z, Hunt, B J, Stansby, G, Warwick, D, Norrie, J, Davies, A H & GAPS trial investigators 2020, 'Graduated compression stockings as adjuvant to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in elective surgical patients (GAPS study) : randomised controlled trial', BMJ, vol. 369, no. 8245, m1309. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m13090959-8146https://hdl.handle.net/2164/14417Acknowledgments The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) grant applicants, collaborators and details are listed in the supplementary appendix. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the UK National Health Service, the NIHR or the Department of Health. We attest that we have obtained appropriate permissions and paid any required fees for use of copyright protected materials. Funding: This study was funded by the Health Technology Assessment Programme of the National Institute for Health Research (project No 14/140/61) and was sponsored by Imperial College London. Neither organisation had any part in the planning, performing, or reporting of the trial. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report.9493396engAdjuvants, PharmaceuticAdultAgedAnticoagulants/therapeutic useCombined Modality TherapyElective Surgical Procedures/adverse effectsFemaleHeparin, Low-Molecular-Weight/therapeutic useHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative Complications/etiologyStockings, CompressionTreatment OutcomeVenous Thromboembolism/etiologySURGERYMULTICENTERTHROMBOSISPREVENTIONRISKVENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISMMOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARINR Medicine (General)General MedicineNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)14/140/61Supplementary DataR1Graduated compression stockings as adjuvant to pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in elective surgical patients (GAPS study) : randomised controlled trialJournal article10.1136/bmj.m1309http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084625990&partnerID=8YFLogxK3698245