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Table 3 Treatment schedule and pressure settings

From: The efficacy of continuous-flow cryo and cyclic compression therapy after hip fracture surgery on postoperative pain: design of a prospective, open-label, parallel, multicenter, randomized controlled, clinical trial

End time surgery

Schedule

Start time

          

10:00 – 16:00 h

A

16:30 h

          

16:00 – 21:00 h

B

21:30 h

          

>21:00 h

C

8:00 h

          

Cycle no. →

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

OK + 0

A: – Low

A – Low

          

B: – Low

-

-

-

OK + 1

-

-

A – Low

A – Low

A – Med

A – Med

      

-

B – Low

B – Low

B – Low

B – Med

-

C – Low

C – Low

C – Low

C – Low

-

-

OK + 2

    

-

-

A – Med

A – Med

A – High

A – High

  

-

B – Med

B – Med

B – Med

B – High

-

C – Med

C – Med

C – Med

C – Med

-

-

OK + 3

        

-

-

A – High

A – High

-

B – High

B – High

B – High

C – High

C – High

C – High

C – High

  1. Regular treatment times: 8:00 h; 12:00 h; 16:30 h; 21:30 h
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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