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Venous Thromboembolism in Major Orthopedic Surgery
- Source :
- Journal of Nippon Medical School. 88:268-272
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Medical Association of Nippon Medical School, 2021.
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Abstract
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the most important complications in orthopedic surgery. Deep-vein thrombosis occurs frequently after surgery with few clinical symptoms. Formed emboli are thought to cause pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). It is well known that PTE has a high-mortality rate when it develops. The cost of medical care is doubled when VTE develops after surgery. As a result, it is imperative to focus on the prevention of VTEs following major orthopedic surgeries.The prevention method should be selected in consideration of the balance between the VTE and bleeding risks owing to drug prophylaxis. It is recommended that we choose either physical or drug prophylaxis, or both. To perform VTE prophylaxis, we need to explain the risks and merits of prophylaxis and ensure that these are understood by patients.
- Subjects :
- Venous Thrombosis
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Anticoagulants
Venous Thromboembolism
General Medicine
Vte prophylaxis
equipment and supplies
medicine.disease
Medical care
Thrombosis
Postoperative Complications
Orthopedic surgery
medicine
Humans
Orthopedic Procedures
cardiovascular diseases
Pulmonary Embolism
Intensive care medicine
business
Venous thromboembolism
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Details
- ISSN :
- 13473409 and 13454676
- Volume :
- 88
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Nippon Medical School
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3305f1db1271cebd3d8d601480cc83ac