Decreased Venous Thromboembolism with Injectable Vs Oral Anticoagulation After Discharge for Major Orthopedic Surgery

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 25-30

  Kwong, Louis M ^a   Happe, Laura E ^b   Horblyuk, Ruslan ^c   Farrelly, Eileen ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b XCENDA   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

injectable anticoagulant; major orthopedic surgery; oral anticoagulant; outpatient, deep venous thromboembolism; prophylaxis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHARMACY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 49549108232     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.05.017     Document Type: Article

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