Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism after lower limb arthroplasty: The FOTO study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2360-2367

  Samama, Charles Marc ^a   Ravaud, P ^b   Parent, F ^c   Barre J ^d   Mertl, P ^e   Mismetti, P ^f  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^d SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^e AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Prophylaxis; Thrombosis; Total hip replacement; Total knee replacement; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FRANCE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WALKING;

EID: 36348987225     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02779.x     Document Type: Article

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