Ambulatory Portable Pneumatic Compression Device as Part of a Multimodal Aspirin-Based Approach in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty

Ambulatory Portable Pneumatic Compression Device as Part of a Multimodal Aspirin-Based Approach in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty

Background: The purpose of this study is to review the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing outpatient primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who used a portable pneumatic compression device as part of their VTE prophylaxis protocol. Methods: A retrospective re...

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Main Authors: David A. Crawford, MD, Richard L. Andrews, BS, Michael J. Morris, MD, Jason M. Hurst, MD, Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS, Keith R. Berend, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Venous thromboembolism
Deep venous thrombosis
Pulmonary embolism
Mechanical
Pneumatic compression
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300911

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