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The incidence of symptomatic in-hospital VTEs in Asian patients undergoing joint arthroplasty was low: a prospective, multicenter, 17,660-patient-enrolled cohort study

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Population

17,660 Asian patients undergoing total hip and total knee arthroplasty at 78 hospitals.

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

in-hospital

Authors

YZYi ZengSichuan University HSHaibo SiSichuan University YWYuangang WuSichuan University

Discussion

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Implication

Suggests lower VTE risk in Asian THA/TKA patients; leaves open whether Western prophylaxis guidelines apply.

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Population

17,660 Asian patients (20,078 hips and knees) undergoing total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at 78 hospitals.

Outcome

Composite incidence of symptomatic in-hospital DVT and PEcomposite

The incidence of symptomatic in-hospital VTE in Asian patients undergoing joint arthroplasty is low, suggesting a different risk profile compared to Western populations.

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Zeng et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c8739ffde50f5f6379aef https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-018-5253-3

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The incidence of symptomatic in-hospital VTEs in Asian patients undergoing joint arthroplasty was low: a prospective, multicenter, 17,660-patient-enrolled cohort study

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The incidence of symptomatic in-hospital VTEs in Asian patients undergoing joint arthroplasty was low: a prospective, multicenter, 17,660-patient-enrolled cohort study

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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