Research Article

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study

Volume: 42 Number: 5 January 19, 2009
  • Faik Altintas
  • Hakan Gurbuz
  • Bulent Erdemli
  • Bulent Atilla
  • Recep Ustaoglu
  • Ugur Ozic
  • Oner Savk
  • Huseyin Bayram
  • Recep Memik
  • Isık Akgun
  • Abdullah Gogus
  • Fatih Pestilci
  • Adnan Konal
  • Mahmut Argun
  • Irfan Ozturk
  • Nevzat Dabak
  • Omer Bilgen
  • Erhan Serin
  • Cetin Onder
  • Aykın Simsek
  • Remzi Tozun
  • Hakan Kinik
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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study

Abstract

Objectives: We investigated risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), prophylaxis measures employed, and incidence of symptomatic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery (MOS).
Methods: An open, multicenter, prospective, observational study was conducted in 21 medical centers, comprising 899 patients. Of these, 316 patients (35.2%) underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA), 328 patients (36.5%) underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and 255 patients (28.4%) underwent surgery for hip fractures (HF). Pharmacologic prophylaxis was employed in all the patients.
Results: Risk factors for VTE were seen in 73.2% of the patents, the most common being obesity (72%) and prolonged immobilization (36.3%). Low-molecular-weight heparin (91.1%) and fondaparinux (8.9%) were used for prophylaxis, which was short-term in 273 patients (30.4%) and long-term in 626 patients (69.6%). Mechanical prophylaxis was performed with compression stockings in 610 patients (67.9%) and by intermittent pneumatic compression in 67 patients (7.5%). During three-months of follow-up, symptomatic DVT and PE were seen in eight (0.9%) and four patients (0.4%), respectively. Mortality occurred in 10 patients (1.1%). Complications of major and minor bleeding were seen in eight (0.9%) and 40 (4.5%) patients, respectively.
Conclusion: Effective VTE prophylaxis is associated with low risk of clinically apparent DVT and PE in MOS.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Faik Altintas This is me

Hakan Gurbuz This is me

Bulent Erdemli This is me

Bulent Atilla This is me

Recep Ustaoglu This is me

Ugur Ozic This is me

Oner Savk This is me

Huseyin Bayram This is me

Recep Memik This is me

Isık Akgun This is me

Abdullah Gogus This is me

Fatih Pestilci This is me

Adnan Konal This is me

Mahmut Argun This is me

Irfan Ozturk This is me

Nevzat Dabak This is me

Omer Bilgen This is me

Erhan Serin This is me

Cetin Onder This is me

Aykın Simsek This is me

Remzi Tozun This is me

Hakan Kinik This is me

Publication Date

January 19, 2009

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 5

APA
Altintas, F., Gurbuz, H., Erdemli, B., Atilla, B., Ustaoglu, R., Ozic, U., Savk, O., Bayram, H., Memik, R., Akgun, I., Gogus, A., Pestilci, F., Konal, A., Argun, M., Ozturk, I., Dabak, N., Bilgen, O., Serin, E., Onder, C., … Kinik, H. (2009). Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(5), 322-327. https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU
AMA
1.Altintas F, Gurbuz H, Erdemli B, et al. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42(5):322-327. https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU
Chicago
Altintas, Faik, Hakan Gurbuz, Bulent Erdemli, et al. 2009. “Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 (5): 322-27. https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU.
EndNote
Altintas F, Gurbuz H, Erdemli B, Atilla B, Ustaoglu R, Ozic U, Savk O, Bayram H, Memik R, Akgun I, Gogus A, Pestilci F, Konal A, Argun M, Ozturk I, Dabak N, Bilgen O, Serin E, Onder C, Simsek A, Tozun R, Kinik H (January 1, 2009) Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 5 322–327.
IEEE
[1]F. Altintas et al., “Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 322–327, Jan. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU
ISNAD
Altintas, Faik - Gurbuz, Hakan - Erdemli, Bulent - Atilla, Bulent - Ustaoglu, Recep - Ozic, Ugur - Savk, Oner et al. “Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/5 (January 1, 2009): 322-327. https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU.
JAMA
1.Altintas F, Gurbuz H, Erdemli B, Atilla B, Ustaoglu R, Ozic U, Savk O, Bayram H, Memik R, Akgun I, Gogus A, Pestilci F, Konal A, Argun M, Ozturk I, Dabak N, Bilgen O, Serin E, Onder C, Simsek A, Tozun R, Kinik H. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;42:322–327.
MLA
Altintas, Faik, et al. “Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 5, Jan. 2009, pp. 322-7, https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU.
Vancouver
1.Faik Altintas, Hakan Gurbuz, Bulent Erdemli, Bulent Atilla, Recep Ustaoglu, Ugur Ozic, Oner Savk, Huseyin Bayram, Recep Memik, Isık Akgun, Abdullah Gogus, Fatih Pestilci, Adnan Konal, Mahmut Argun, Irfan Ozturk, Nevzat Dabak, Omer Bilgen, Erhan Serin, Cetin Onder, Aykın Simsek, Remzi Tozun, Hakan Kinik. Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopaedic surgery: A multicenter, prospective, observational study. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Jan. 1;42(5):322-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA65UF68FU