- Write IPC on medication chart – but it does not need to be prescribed by a doctor – a nurse can write this up
- Ring 3x per day to remind the nurses to check the legs regularly and to ensure IPC is working properly
- Explain to patients (and remind them) that IPC reduces risk of DVT and improves their chances of survival
- Apply to one leg if unwilling to have it on both – best applied to the weak leg which is at greater risk of DVT
- Apply for part of the day or night
- Educate all staff to replace sleeves and switch on after therapy, bathing etc
- Use of IPC is being monitored in national audits in England (SSNAP) and Scotland (SSCA)
Page last reviewed: 23 Apr 2020
