Deep Venous Thrombosis Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Guidelines

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 2-

  Parvizi, Javad ^a   Azzam, Khalid ^a   Rothman, Richard H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAOS guidelines; prophylaxis; thromboembolism; total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARINOID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 52049114739     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.06.028     Document Type: Article

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