Incidence of fatal pulmonary embolism after 1,390 knee arthroplasties without routine prophylactic anticoagulation, except in high-risk cases

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 599-602

  Ansari, S ^a,b   Warwick, David ^a   Ackroyd, C E ^a   Newman, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Thromboprophylaxis; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030826917     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(97)90131-5     Document Type: Article

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