Risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with comorbidity and co-occurring comorbidities in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2003-2006)

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism is a common, fatal, and costly injury which complicates major surgery in older adults. The American College of Chest Physicians recommends high potency prophylaxis regimens for individuals undergoing total hip or knee replacement (THR or TKR), but surgeons are relu...

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Autores principales: Kapoor, Alok, Labonte, Alan J, Winter, Michael R, Segal, Jodi B, Silliman, Rebecca A, Katz, Jeffrey N, Losina, Elena, Berlowitz, Dan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2949673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20846450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-63

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