Aspirin is Not for Everyone: Discharge to Non-home Facilities After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Venous Thromboembolism

Aspirin is Not for Everyone: Discharge to Non-home Facilities After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Venous Thromboembolism

Background: Patients discharged to non-home facilities (NHD) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthroplasty experience higher rates of adverse events and may require more aggressive venous thromboembolism (VTE) chemoprophylaxis. Our aim was to compare the rates of VTE in NHD pa...

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Main Authors: Michael McHugh, MD, Stefano Muscatelli, MD, Mathieu Squires, MD, Nicole Honey, MD, Conor Locke, MS, Elizabeth Dailey, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Home
Aspirin
Prophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344124000530

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