Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Risk stratification‐based thromboprophylaxis does not affect mortality after fast‐track hip and knee arthroplasty
Authors' conclusion
Risk stratification-based thromboprophylaxis was not associated with increased all-cause mortality within 90 days of fast-track THA and TKA.
Study context
- Population
- Fast-track THA and TKAarthroplasties
- Participants
- 3,192 vs 3,713
- Exposure
- Risk stratification-based vs routine-length thromboprophylaxis
- 2015-2016n = 3,192reference
- 2020-2021n = 3,713
- Outcome
- All-cause mortality
- Follow-up
- 90 days
Methodological detailsbefore-after comparison
- Before-after comparison
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
2020-2021
0.4%
13 of 3713
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Cause of death · 90 days
- Deaths caused by pulmonary embolism (PE)
- 0
- CVD main cause of death in both periods
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Original publication
Risk stratification‐based thromboprophylaxis does not affect mortality after fast‐track hip and knee arthroplasty. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 26 March 2024. doi:10.
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