Prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee arthroplasty: findings from a 2008 survey of US orthopedic surgeons

A survey was mailed to a representative sample of US orthopedic surgeons to assess protocols for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after lower extremity total joint arthroplasty. Practices were examined by type of operation, annual surgical volume, and opinions of consensus guidelines issued...

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Published in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2012-05, Vol.27 (5), p.659-66.e5
Main Authors: Anderson, Jr, Frederick A, Huang, Wei, Friedman, Richard J, Kwong, Louis M, Lieberman, Jay R, Pellegrini, Jr, Vincent D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - statistics & numerical data
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - statistics & numerical data
Aspirin - therapeutic use
Drug Monitoring - utilization
Humans
Orthopedics - education
Orthopedics - statistics & numerical data
Population Surveillance
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Societies, Medical - statistics & numerical data
Stockings, Compression - utilization
United States - epidemiology
Venous Thromboembolism - epidemiology
Venous Thromboembolism - etiology
Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
Warfarin - therapeutic use
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Summary:A survey was mailed to a representative sample of US orthopedic surgeons to assess protocols for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after lower extremity total joint arthroplasty. Practices were examined by type of operation, annual surgical volume, and opinions of consensus guidelines issued by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians. Although there was near-unanimous agreement that routine thromboprophylaxis should be the standard practice for patients who undergo hip or knee arthroplasty, surgeons were divided as to the exact management approach.
ISSN:1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2011.09.001