Research problem
Sequential Compression Device is well known among the nursing practitioners as a necessary device applicable in intensive care unit, courtesy of its role in the reduction of deep vain thrombosis (DVT) risk in the legs of seriously ill people. Perhaps it is commonly known for its beneficial qualities. That is why little attention has been accorded to the possibility of this device to cause some health complications to the patients. There is documented evidence that when improperly placed or used, sequential compression devices can, in a period of ten to thirteen hours of application, this device causes a patient to develop a foot ...
