Open AccessAssociation of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants
Author(s) -
Brandon Hood,
Mark E. Cowen,
Huiyong Zheng,
Richard E. Hughes,
Bonita Singal,
Brian R. Hallstrom
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3858
Subject(s) - medicine , aspirin , venous thromboembolism , total knee arthroplasty , arthroplasty , surgery , thrombosis
There has been significant debate in the surgical and medical communities regarding the appropriateness of using aspirin alone for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
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