Prophylaxis of thromboembolism in orthopaedics and traumatology. |
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Authors: | E A M?kel? P Myllynen P Rokkanen |
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Affiliation: | Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. |
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Abstract: | In a retrospective study we collected patient data relating to clinically detected postoperative thromboembolic complications before (n = 1710) and after (n = 2212) adopting a protocol for prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A relatively low incidence of clinically diagnosed DVT, four per thousand, before systematic instructions for prophylaxis in 1981 could be explained by the frequent use of dextran as a volume expander in critically ill patients. However, following systematic prophylaxis the frequency of DVT decreased further (one per thousand). |
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