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A 12 month review of a modified protocol using low dose Dabigatran Etexilate in postoperative thromboembolic prophylaxis in joint replacement surgery

BACKGROUND: Venous Thrombo-embolic disease is currently a hot topic especially in the UK. 25,000 patients per year die of Pulmonary Emboli (PE) in the United Kingdom (UK). Hip and knee arthroplasty surgery is associated with an increased rate of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolus (PE)....

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Autores principales: Subramanian, Padmanabhan, Kantharuban, Shanjitha, Shilston, Sophie, Pearce, Oliver James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22916689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-10-14