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Equivalent VTE rates after total joint arthroplasty using thromboprophylaxis with aspirin versus potent anticoagulants: retrospective analysis of 4562 cases across a diverse healthcare system

BACKGROUND: Guidelines support aspirin thromboprophylaxis for primary total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) but supporting evidence has come from high volume centers and the practice remains controversial. METHODS: We studied 4562 Medicare patients who underwent elective primary THA (1736, 3...

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Autores principales: Matzko, Chelsea, Berliner, Zachary P., Husk, Gregg, Mina, Bushra, Nisonson, Barton, Hepinstall, Matthew S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35236505
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-021-00101-8