Preventing Venous Thromboembolism with Use of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression after Total Hip Arthroplasty in Korean Patients
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 1319-1323, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-143606
ABSTRACT
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) device has been used to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE). This study investigated the effectiveness of IPC device. We evaluated incidences of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients after use of IPC device, and compared with historical incidences from our institution. We applied IPC device in 741 patients who underwent 870 elective primary THAs from January 2010 to December 2013, DVT was detected in 3 patients (0.3%) by sonography, and one (0.1%) of them was symptomatic. Symptomatic PE occurred in 1 patient (0.1%) and there were no cases of fatal PE. The incidence of symptomatic DVT was significantly lower than the historical control (P = 0.042). The IPC is a safe and effective prophylaxis of VTE after primary THA in Korea.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Incidence
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Risk Factors
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Ultrasonography
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
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Venous Thromboembolism
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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