The effect of aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin on venous thromboembolism after hip replacement: A non-randomised comparison from information in the National Joint Registry

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1465-1470

  Jameson, S S ^a,b   Charman, S C ^a   Gregg, P J ^a,b   Reed, M R ^a,c   Van Der Meulen, J H ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ASPIRIN; DRUG EVALUATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WALES;

EID: 81155148819     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.27622     Document Type: Article

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