Perioperative Care
A 72-year-old woman is scheduled for elective total hip arthroplasty. She has no prior history of VTE but has hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The anaesthetist asks about the VTE prophylaxis plan including timing and duration. Regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery:
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Major orthopaedic surgery (hip/knee arthroplasty, hip fracture) carries high VTE risk without prophy...
Pharmacological options include LMWH (enoxaparin), factor Xa inhibitors (rivaroxaban, apixaban), dir...
VTE prophylaxis is only needed for 48 hours postoperatively; aspirin is never effective for VTE prev...
Extended prophylaxis for 28-35 days is recommended after major joint arthroplasty and hip fracture s...
Risk stratification helps individualize prophylaxis; high-risk factors include prior VTE, active can...
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