PURPOSE: To examine the difference between compression bandaging and cold therapy after total knee arthroplasty. SAMPLE: Eighty-four postoperative, unilateral, total knee replacement, surgical clients. PROCEDURE: Clients were randomized into two groups: those receiving compression bandaging, and those receiving cryo-pad technology. Subjects were assessed for total length of stay, blood loss, blood transfusion, swelling, flexion, pain, and opiate use. FINDINGS: Unlike other studies, the results of these data showed no significant differences between groups on the measured outcomes. A simple cost benefit analysis shows that the compression bandage is cheaper and more labor efficient than the cold therapy as delivered by cryo-pad technology.
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PURPOSE: To examine the difference between compression bandaging and cold therapy after total knee arthroplasty. SAMPLE: Eighty-four postoperative, unilateral, total knee replacement, surgical clients. PROCEDURE: Clients were randomized into two groups: those receiving compression bandaging, and those receiving cryo-pad technology. Subjects were assessed for total length of stay, blood loss, blood transfusion, swelling, flexion, pain, and opiate use. FINDINGS: Unlike other studies, the results of these data showed no significant differences between groups on the measured outcomes. A simple cost benefit analysis shows that the compression bandage is cheaper and more labor efficient than the cold therapy as delivered by cryo-pad technology.
Authors: Michelle Bech; Joanne Moorhen; Mary Cho; M Ruth Lavergne; Keith Stothers; Alison M Hoens Journal: Physiother Can Date: 2015 Impact factor: 1.037
Authors: Dario Tedesco; Davide Gori; Karishma R Desai; Steven Asch; Ian R Carroll; Catherine Curtin; Kathryn M McDonald; Maria P Fantini; Tina Hernandez-Boussard Journal: JAMA Surg Date: 2017-10-18 Impact factor: 14.766