Evaluation of Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 20-24

  Callaghan, John J ^a   Warth, Lucian C ^a   Hoballah, Jamal J ^a   Liu, Steve S ^a   Wells, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

deep venous thrombosis; low risk patients; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; PUMP; THERAPY EFFECT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 49549109615     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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