[Graduated compression therapy in prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis in patients after stroke--scientific evidence review].

Graduated compression therapy (GCT) is a clinically proven and scientifically validated method of conservative treatment of many different diseases, particularly angiologic in accordance with the principles of evidence based medicine (EBM). The use of GCT in clinical prevention of life-threatening complications of venous thromboembolism pathogenesis (VTE) in patients after a stroke appears to be fully understood and justified. Its primary aim is to prevent of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and to minimize the risk of death by followed pulmonary embolism (PE). There are a large number of available scientific reports about the effectiveness and reasonableness issues of the use of GCT in thromboprophylaxis afterstroke. Nevertheless a large part o them characterized by a low level of data reliability. Aim of this study is to present the current standards in the use of GCT methods as part of DVT prevention after stoke episodes. The review was based on the latest scientific findings with a high level of evidence data reliability.