Readmission following total knee arthroplasty. Venous thromboembolism as a "never event" is a counterproductive misnomer

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 747-750

  Adelani, Muyibat A ^a   Keeney, James A ^a   Nunley, Ryan M ^a   Clohisy, John C ^a   Barrack, Robert L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Never event; Readmission; Total knee arthroplasty; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; FONDAPARINUX; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84876708396     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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