I have been working on a med-surg floor for a few months now and if we have a post op patient who is on bedrest they automatically wear spontaneous compression devices...TED hose in the very least! I had a family member who recently had surgery in another hospital (hemi-colectomy) and was very surprised to see him without the scd's 24 hours post op. I asked the nurse about it and she acted like I was speaking Greek. I requested TED hose in the very least because of his history of serious venous insufficiency. I want to reiterate that I did not go there with the attitude of "this is the way we do it" but was very surprised to see it not done and just wondering how it is in your hospital?