Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and its impact on venous thromboembolism following total knee and hip arthroplasty in Korea: A nationwide population-based study.

Limited data is available regarding the pharmacological prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Asian patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty (TKA/THA).We performed a population-based epidemiological study using the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service...

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Main Authors: Ho-Young Yhim, Juhyun Lee, Ji Yun Lee, Jeong-Ok Lee, Soo-Mee Bang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5443574?pdf=render