Hemo-Force II Intermittent DVT Pumps and Tubing

Know The Risk Factors For VTE (Venous Thromboembolism).

Almost all hospitalized patients have at least one risk factor for VTE.^¹VTE (venous thromboembolism) is a disease that encompasses both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. It is a serious, often under diagnosed but preventable complication during and after an acute medical illness or surgery.

DVT occurs when a blood clot forms in a major vein, usually in the leg. Part of the clot may break off and travel to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism (PE). PE accounts for five to 10 percent of deaths in hospitalized patients.

VTE is the most common preventable cause of in-hospital deaths.² DVT and PE are also deemed nonreimbursable by CMS.

Major Risk Factors

Hospital patients have a higher risk for DVT because of their limited mobility, active disease processes and comorbidities.
Risk factors include:⁴

• Immobility
• Hypercoagulability
• Vessel wall damage
• Age
• Surgery (especially orthopedic surgery and total knee replacement)
• Heredity (including the Factor V Leiden genetic mutation)
• Increased estrogen levels (due to oral contraceptives or
  hormone replacement therapy)
• Obesity
• Smoking
• Pregnancy
• Cancer
• Crohn’s Disease

How To Enhance Patient Outcomes

Pneumatic compression pumps and garments lower the risk of DVT by replicating the body’s normal musculovenous pump activity.^5,6 During treatment, the inflation-deflation cycle of the pump forces blood out of the legs toward the heart.^5,6 Numerous studies demonstrate that pneumatic compression not only helps reduce morbidity and mortality, but also provides a low-cost and more conservative solution compared with surgical intervention and drug therapy.⁶

Choose the DVT therapy that’s right for your patients and facility.

• Intermittent pneumatic compression: Use Hemo-Force and Hemo-Force II DVT pumps and single bladder sleeves to produce alternating compression of foot, calf or thigh with uniform compression
• Sequential pneumatic compression: Use Hemo-Force SQ and Hemo-Force II SQ DVT pumps and 3-bladder sleeves to create a wave of compression for foot, calf or thigh with gradient compression
• Static non-dynamic compression: Use our EMS compression stockings to provide constant, graduated compression from foot to knee or foot to thigh