Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
A 68-year-old male is scheduled for elective total hip arthroplasty. His past medical history includes hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and previous peptic ulcer disease (healed). He takes aspirin 100mg for primary cardiovascular prevention. His BMI is 32 and creatinine clearance is 65 mL/min. Regarding pharmacological thromboprophylaxis options following major joint arthroplasty:
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Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) such as enoxaparin inhibits factor Xa primarily and factor IIa t...
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) approved for VTE prophylaxis after major joint arthroplasty inclu...
Aspirin is contraindicated for VTE prophylaxis in all orthopaedic patients; current guidelines unifo...
Fondaparinux is a synthetic pentasaccharide that selectively inhibits factor Xa; it has a long half-...
For this patient, appropriate prophylaxis options include LMWH 40mg daily, rivaroxaban 10mg daily, o...
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