A dedicated anticoagulation clinic does not improve postoperative management of warfarin after total joint arthroplasty

Background: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are devastating complications. Excessive anticoagulation with warfarin is an independent risk factor for PJIs. The use of a dedicated anticoagulation clinic to improve warfarin management has not been proven. Methods: Between 2006 and 2014, we ident...

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Main Authors: Joshua S. Bingham, MD, Christopher G. Salib, MD, Kyle Labban, BS, Zachary Morrison, BS, Mark J. Spangehl, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344118300475