Total knee replacement: Prevention of deep-vein thrombosis using pharmacological (low-molecular-weight heparin) and mechanical (intermittent foot sole pump system) combined prophylaxis. Preliminary results

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 316-321

  Giannoni, Maria Fabrizia ^a,d   Ciatti, R ^a   Capoccia, L ^a   Ruggiero, M ^a   Dauri, M ^b   Mariani, P P ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intermittent foot sole pump; Nadroparin calcium; Prophylaxis; Total knee replacement; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

NADROPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PUMP; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOOT; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; LEG; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NADROPARIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OSTEONECROSIS; POPLITEAL VEIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33749332749     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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