PICO Worksheet and Search Strategy 
(Worth 30pts)

Define your question using PICO: Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome. 

Population: surgical patients

Intervention: wearing sequential compression devices

Comparison: not wearing sequential compression devices

Outcome: prevention of deep vein thrombosis DVT     

Write out your question (7pts): 
Does wearing sequential compression devices low the chance of DVT in post surgical patients.

 List the main topics and terms from your question that you can use to search.
DVT, prevention, compression 

Check any limit that may pertain to your search:
 _NA_Age    English_Language   2006-2012_Year of publication 
 
Type of study/publication you want to include in your search: 
  __  Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis
 __   Clinical Practice Guidelines  
 __  Critically Appraised Research Studies
_X _   Individual Research Studies 
___   Electronic Textbooks

Check the databases you searched: 
__X_ Cochrane
  _    AHRQ Evidence Reports 
__ Evidence-Based Journals 
__X_ CINAHL  
_X_ PubMed Clinical Queries
__ Other: Provena United Samaritans Search Database 

 What information did you find to help answer your question?(7pts)  

Cite at least three sources and summarize data related to your question. (10pts)

Reflect on your findings(5pts)