Intermittent pneumatic compression sleeve stockings use to reduce DVT risk in stroke care
Clinical champion: Matthew Burn, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Objectives:
- Embed intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) technology into stroke units in acute and community hospitals across our region to reduce DVT risk and associated mortality
- Ensure stroke patients wear IPC sleeves within 72 hours of hospital admission
- Align regional protocols; promote IPC sleeve use with Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network
- Capture Stroke Unit participants’ experiences; highlight lessons learned
Partners:
- Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- East of England Strategic Clinical Network
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS England
- NHS Improving Quality
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network