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Warfarin cessation is non-essential in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty—a case-control study

BACKGROUND: Warfarinised patients frequently present for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Current practice of heparin ‘bridging’ is potentially cumbersome and hazardous. The research question is if cessation of warfarin is necessary for TKA. METHODS: The study design was a retrospective case–control s...

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Autores principales: Phillips, Alfred, Dan, Michael, Schaefer, Nathan, Randle, Raymond
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4314763/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25627822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-015-0153-4