Key result
Current thromboprophylaxis regimens in orthopaedic surgery vary widely due to a lack of unified consensus on the best method for preventing venous thromboembolic disease.
Why the study?
What are the current trends and future methods for thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery?
What are the current trends and future methods for thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery?
This review provides an overview of current and future prophylactic methods for VTE in orthopaedic surgery.
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Wide variation signals inconsistent orthopaedic practice; leaves open identification of optimal VTE prevention strategies.
Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is a well known risk in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. There is no unified opinion on the best method of prophylaxis and so most orthopaedic departments use very different regimes. We provide an overview of the best prophylactic methods available at present and an insight into the future of VTE preven- tion.
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Tudor et al. (2008) studied this question. Current thromboprophylaxis regimens in orthopaedic surgery vary widely due to a lack of unified consensus on the best method for preventing venous thromboembolic disease.
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