Real-world practices to prevent venous thromboembolism with pharmacological prophylaxis in US orthopedic surgery patients: an analysis of an integrated healthcare database

Major orthopedic surgery patients are at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in-hospital and post-discharge. This study assessed real-world inpatient and outpatient thromboprophylaxis practices following knee or hip arthroplasty. Patients from the Henry Ford Health System aged ≥18 years underg...

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Published in:Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 2011-07, Vol.32 (1), p.89-95
Main Authors: Merli, G. J., Malangone, E., Lin, J., Lamerato, L., Stern, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Cardiology
Databases, Factual
Female
Hematology
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Retrospective Studies
United States
Venous Thromboembolism - prevention & control
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Summary:Major orthopedic surgery patients are at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in-hospital and post-discharge. This study assessed real-world inpatient and outpatient thromboprophylaxis practices following knee or hip arthroplasty. Patients from the Henry Ford Health System aged ≥18 years undergoing knee and hip arthroplasty (January 1997–June 2007) were identified using Current Procedural Terminology codes from administrative databases. Patients with 
ISSN:0929-5305
1573-742X
DOI:10.1007/s11239-011-0554-0