Symptomatic in-hospital deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism following hip and knee arthroplasty among patients receiving recommended prophylaxis: a systematic review

Symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total or partial knee arthroplasty (TPKA) and after total or partial hip arthroplasty (TPHA) are proposed patient safety indicators, but its incidence prior to discharge is not defined. To establish a literature-based estimate of symptomatic VTE event r...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 307; no. 3; p. 294
Main Authors:	Januel, Jean-Marie, Chen, Guanmin, Ruffieux, Christiane, Quan, Hude, Douketis, James D, Crowther, Mark A, Colin, Cyrille, Ghali, William A, Burnand, Bernard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 18.01.2012
Subjects:	Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - adverse effects Humans Incidence Inpatients Patient Discharge Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology Venous Thrombosis - etiology Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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