Anti-clotting socks for stroke patients

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the Western General Hospital (UK) have successfully developed a simple device that can save lives for many after a stroke.

Trial results for 2,876 stroke patients show that only 8.5% of patients use device to develop blood clotting in the leg, while up to 12.1% of patients do not wear "socks." "This condition, including a pair of pant legs that can be inflated through the wires, is not only capable of preventing the formation of blood clots in the veins (called venous thrombosis) Deep - DVT) is common in stroke patients, but also enhances the use of anticoagulants.

To use, the user only needs to wear socks on the leg. The "socks" will be inflated and deflated at a rate of one minute per minute, steadily gripping the legs and compressing the bloodstream throughout, thereby preventing the formation of deadly clots.

Professor Martin Denni estimates that this method can save about 60,000 stroke patients each year in the UK. At present, the cost of a pair of socks is about £ 25 (about 800,000 VND) and can be used for one month or until the stroke patient has recovered and can walk on his own.