Short-duration chemoprophylaxis might reduce incidence of deep vein thrombosis in Asian patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Short-duration chemoprophylaxis might reduce incidence of deep vein thrombosis in Asian patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication that may occur after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), leading to the recommendation of routine chemoprophylaxis by international guidelines. This study aims to determine if short-duration chemoprophylaxis after TKA reduces the...

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Main Authors: Siyuan Zhang, Kway Swar Htet, Xin Yang Tan, Xinyu Wang, Wilson Wang, Weiliang Chua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Knee Surgery & Related Research
Subjects:
Deep vein thrombosis, Venous thromboembolism, Total knee arthroplasty, Total knee replacement, Chemoprophylaxis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43019-020-00077-w

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