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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Total Hip Arthroplasty
BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a relatively common and potentially life threatening complication after major hip surgery. There are two main types of prophylaxis: chemical and mechanical. Chemical prophylaxis is very effective but causes bleeding complications in surgical wounds and rem...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Orthopaedic Association
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5334025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28261425 http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2017.9.1.37 |