Reduction of the incidence of development of venous thromboembolism by ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty

Reduction of the incidence of development of venous thromboembolism by ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in total knee arthroplasty

BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) and the subsequent development of pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of post-operative mortality in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We evaluated whether the addition of an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block with general anesthesia affected the incidence...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Asakura, Hiroki Tsuchiya, Hisatake Mori, Takashi Yano, Yasuhide Kanayama, Hideki Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2011-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
total knee arthroplasty
ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block
venous thromboembolism
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-61-382.pdf

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