Duration of VFP application for prevention of VTE
VTE, pain
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At present, there is no consensus on the duration of VFP application to prevent VTE events in patients undergoing knee and hip orthopaedic surgery. Some studies have proposed the continuous application of 20-hour VFP, while others have recommended a 30-minute to 1-hour VFP application. Charalambous et al. [Comfort scores improved in all groups after VFP application, and pain scores gradually decreased, all with statistically significant differences (