National Guideline Clearinghouse | Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse | Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty.

Guideline Title

Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty.

 

 

Bibliographic Source(s)

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Preventing venous thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing elective hip and knee arthroplasty. Rosemont (IL): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS); 2011. 824 p. [51 references]

 

 

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.
This guideline updates a previous version: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical guideline on prevention of symptomatic pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty. Rosemont (IL): American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS); 2007. 63 p. [49 references]