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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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Autores principales: Kwak, Hong Suk, Cho, Jai Ho, Kim, Jung Taek, Yoo, Jeong Joon, Kim, Hee Joong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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