Why the study?
Is radioisotope-labeled fibrinogen leg scanning of value for detecting venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing hip surgery?
Population
21 consecutive patients undergoing either total hip replacement (n=14) or open repair of a hip fracture (n=7)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
postoperatively
Authors
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Supports leg scanning for VTE monitoring post-hip surgery after exclusions; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for RCTs before practice change.
Is radioisotope-labeled fibrinogen leg scanning of value for detecting venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing hip surgery?
Leg scanning with radioisotope-labeled fibrinogen appears to be a useful method for monitoring venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing hip surgery, provided the upper three counting points on the operated side are excluded.
J Lemoine (1980) studied this question.
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