Does this recent randomised controlled trial of intermittent pneumatic compression devices really indicate that they are ineffective in critical care patients?

Arabi et al. (1) reported the results of their multicentre, international randomised controlled trial (RCT) (ISRCTN44653506) of adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) for Venous Thromboprophylaxis in N Engl J Med in Feb 2019