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What are the incidence and risk factors of in-hospital mortality after venous thromboembolism events in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients?
What are the incidence and risk factors of in-hospital mortality after venous thromboembolism events in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients?
In-hospital VTE after total hip and knee arthroplasty carries a significant mortality rate, highlighting the need to optimize modifiable preoperative risk factors.
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In-hospital VTE signals high mortality after THA/TKA; this Level 3 cohort study leaves open whether targeting modifiable risks improves survival.
In-hospital VTE has a significant in-hospital mortality rate. Several of the identified risk factors in this study are modifiable preoperatively. We strongly urge the orthopaedic community to be cognizant of these risk factors and emphasize on optimizing patients' comorbidities before an elective arthroplasty.
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