Why the study?
Most clinical practice guidelines for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hip and knee arthroplasty and hip fracture reference data that are becoming outdated due to advances in perioperative protocols.
What is the appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for patients after hip and knee arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery
Design
Review
Authors
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May support aspirin for post-arthroplasty VTE prophylaxis but LMWH after hip fracture; leaves open guideline updates absent new RCTs.
What is the appropriate venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for patients after hip and knee arthroplasty and hip fracture surgery?
Current clinical practice guidelines for VTE prophylaxis after orthopedic surgeries may need updating to reflect recent data supporting aspirin for arthroplasty patients.
Muscatelli et al. (2021) studied this question.
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