Potential Risk Factors Contributing to Development of Venous Thromboembolism for Total Knee Replacements Patients Prophylaxed With Rivaroxaban: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Potential Risk Factors Contributing to Development of Venous Thromboembolism for Total Knee Replacements Patients Prophylaxed With Rivaroxaban: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Rivaroxaban after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is used to prevent postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE); however, despite thromboprophylaxis, some patients still develop postoperative VTE. To determine whether tourniquet time, time to initiate rivaroxaban (TTI RIV ), or Body Mass Index (BMI) w...

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Main Authors: Owais Mian BHSc, Davide Matino MD, MSc, Robin Roberts MTech, Ellen McDonald BScN, Anthony K. C. Chan MD, Howard H. W. Chan MD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620962226

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620962226

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