Comparison of Efficacy Compressive Stockings with Heparin in Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Stroke Patients

The present study is carried out to make a comparison between two pharmacological (heparin) and physical (compression stockings) in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in lower limb of the patients suffered from acute stroke. In this investigation as a clinical trial, the effectiveness of the above methods on 100 patients with the stroke was compared in two groups of 50 persons. Three patients in physical group and two patients in pharmacological group got deep vein thrombosis that showed no significant difference between two groups. In spite of no significant relationship and due to less incurrence of thrombosis in heparin group, it is more reasonable to use pharmacological methods.