Universal pharmacological thromboprophylaxis for total knee arthroplasty may not be necessary in low-risk populations: A nationwide study in Taiwan

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-63

  Lee, C H ^a,b   Cheng, C L ^b   Chang, C H ^b   Kao Yang, Y H ^b   Lin, L J ^a,b   Lin, T C ^b   Yang, C Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Epidemiology; Knee replacement surgery; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; ESTROGEN; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW RISK POPULATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PARESIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TAIWAN; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84855397737     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04555.x     Document Type: Article

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