[Importance of elastic compression of the lower limbs in the prevention of venous thrombosis in digestive surgery].

A group of 25 patients having to undergo laparotomy were prescribed thrombo-embolic preventive stockings of graduated elasticity to be worm from 48 hours before the operation until 9 days afterwards. This group was compared to another group of 25 patients. The thromboses were detected using the fibrinogen test and the Doppler. This study demonstrates the efficiency of prophylactic anti-thrombotic stockings using graduated compression.