Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty: A Literature Review
Journal Title: Orthopedic Research Online Journal - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially devastating and somewhat common complication following total knee and total hip arthroplasty. Typical post-operative VTE prophylaxis consist of combination mechanical and pharmacologic methods. Recommendations and clinical practices vary on choice of pharmacologic agent used for VTE prophylaxis. Many studies have been performed attempting to display superiority of certain VTE prophylaxis agents, but considerable debate still exists
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Josh Hockett, Charles Orth
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