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Preoperative venography. A risk factor for postoperative deep venous thrombosis in hip arthroplasty patients?
- Source :
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Orthopaedic review [Orthop Rev] 1991 Sep; Vol. 20 (9), pp. 763-6. - Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- The incidence of postoperative deep venous thrombosis was compared between patients who had or had not received a preoperative screening venogram. No statistically significant difference in the deep venous thrombosis rate was noted postoperatively. Thirty percent of patients who received a preoperative venogram developed postoperative deep venous thrombosis, and 28% of those who did not have a preoperative venogram developed postoperative deep venous thrombosis. These results suggest that an orthopaedic surgeon may order a preoperative venogram for a patient at potential high risk of thromboembolic complications without predisposing the patient to an increased risk of postoperative deep venous thrombosis.
- Subjects :
- Causality
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening adverse effects
Phlebography methods
Postoperative Complications etiology
Prospective Studies
Thrombophlebitis etiology
Hip Prosthesis
Phlebography adverse effects
Postoperative Complications epidemiology
Preoperative Care adverse effects
Thrombophlebitis epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0094-6591
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Orthopaedic review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1945512