Thromboembolic and major bleeding events in relation to perioperative bridging of vitamin K antagonists in 649 fast-track total hip and knee arthroplasties

Background — The benefit of preoperative bridging in surgical patients with continuous anticoagulant therapy is debatable, and drawing of meaningful conclusions may have been limited by mixed procedures with different thromboembolic and bleeding risks in most published studies. Patients and methods...

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Main Authors: Christoffer C Jørgensen, Henrik Kehlet, on behalf of the Lundbeck Foundation Center for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Replacement Collaborative Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2017-01-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1245998