Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_20 | Pages 24 - 24
1 Apr 2013
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC PROPHYLAXIS AND LOWER LIMB ARTHROPLASTY: COMPARING TWO PHARMACOLOGICAL REGIMES
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Recent UK national guidelines advocate using a combination of mechanical and pharmacological VTE prophylaxis in patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty. We compared the results from our two series of patients: one treated with clexane and the other treated with rivaroxaban. Both groups received mechanical prophylaxis. In the first group 89 patients were given 40 mg subcutaneous clexane once daily from the day prior to surgery until they were independently mobile. The second group comprised 99 patients who were given 10 mg of oral rivaroxaban.Introduction
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