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- Title
Preoperative or postoperative start of prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism with low-molecular-weight heparin in elective hip surgery?
- Authors
Strebel, Niklaus; Prins, Martin; Agnelli, Giancarlo; Büller, Harry R
- Abstract
Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism with low-molecular-weight heparins in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery is currently initiated according to at least 3 different regimens. In Europe, traditionally, prophylaxis is started 12 hours before surgery, whereas in North America it is initiated 12 to 48 hours postoperatively. The third regimen (perioperative) begins prophylaxis either earlier than 12 hours before or 12 hours after surgery. Unfortunately, the optimal regimen is uncertain because direct comparisons among these regimens with sufficiently large sample sizes are not available.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2002, Vol 162, Issue 13, p1451
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.162.13.1451