V/Q defects and deep venous thrombosis following total hip replacement

Seventy-two patients undergoing elective total hip replacement were studied with bilateral venography, pre-operative and post-operative lung scans. Twelve belonged to a control group that received placebo injections and 60 patients to treatment groups that received low molecular weight heparin. The...

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Published in:Clinical radiology 1995-06, Vol.50 (6), p.400-403
Main Authors: Kalodiki, E., Domjan, J., Nicolaides, A.N., Cunningham, D.A., Al-Kutoubi, A., Birch, R., Harris, N., Hunt, D., Johnson, J., Marx, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Elective Surgical Procedures
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - therapeutic use
Hip Prosthesis - adverse effects
Humans
Incidence
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery
Phlebography
Postoperative Care
Preoperative Care
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Radionuclide Imaging
Risk Factors
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Thrombophlebitis - epidemiology
Thrombophlebitis - etiology
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Summary:Seventy-two patients undergoing elective total hip replacement were studied with bilateral venography, pre-operative and post-operative lung scans. Twelve belonged to a control group that received placebo injections and 60 patients to treatment groups that received low molecular weight heparin. The incidence of deep venous thrombosis was 11 (92%) of 12 patients in the control group and 18 (30%) of 60 patients in the treatment group (X 2: P
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1016/S0009-9260(05)83138-1