As part of DVT prevention Brenda is treated with Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for the first 30 days. She does not develop any DVTs.
Over the next three months Brenda continues to work with the multidisciplinary team on the stroke unit. She recovers her speech and becomes mobile with a stick but does not regain any function in her left arm.
She is discharged home from hospital to live with her husband.
For more information about the CLOTS III trial and its outcomes for stroke practice see our STARS advancing module 17 – Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism.
Page last reviewed: 16 Sep 2020
