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Plasma D-dimer is not useful in the prediction of deep vein thrombosis after total knee arthroplasty in patients using rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication following total joint replacement. The use of rivaroxaban, a highly selective and direct factor Xa inhibitor, has been used widely as a safe and efficacious way to prevent VTE after total joint replacements. However, little is known...

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Autores principales: Wu, Cheng-Ta, Chen, Bradley, Wang, Jun-Wen, Yen, Shih-Hsiang, Huang, Chung-Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-018-0883-1