TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty. Findings From a 2008 Survey of US Orthopedic Surgeons.
AU - Anderson, Frederick A.
AU - Huang, Wei
AU - Friedman, Richard J.
AU - Kwong, Louis M.
AU - Lieberman, Jay R.
AU - Pellegrini, Vincent D.
AU - Anderson, Frederick A.
AU - Ayers, David
AU - Colwell, Clifford W.
AU - Cushner, Fred
AU - Friedman, Richard
AU - Huo, Michael
AU - Kwong, Louis
AU - Lieberman, Jay
AU - Pellegrini, Vincent D.
AU - Spyropoulos, Alexander C.
AU - Turpie, Alexander G G
AU - Westrich, Geoffrey
AU - Franklin, Patricia
AU - Warwick, David
PY - 2012/5/1
Y1 - 2012/5/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Survey
KW - Total hip arthroplasty
KW - Total knee arthroplasty
KW - Venous thromboembolism
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2011.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2011.09.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 22035977
AN - SCOPUS:84859887756
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 27
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 5
ER -