Publication: Characteristics, treatment patterns and outcomes of patients presenting with venous thromboembolic events after knee arthroscopy in the RIETE Registry.
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2018
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Weinberg, Ido
Giri, Jay
Kolluri, Raghu
Arcelus, Juan Ignacio
Falgá, Conxita
Soler, Silvia
Braester, Andrei
Bascuñana, José
Gutiérrez-Guisado, Javier
Monreal, Manuel
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Abstract
Knee arthroscopy is the most common orthopedic procedure worldwide. While incidence of post-arthroscopy venous thromboembolic events (VTE) is low, treatment patterns and patient outcomes have not been described. Patients from the "Registro Informatizado Enfermedad TromboEmbolica" who had confirmed post-arthroscopy VTE were compared to patients with provoked, post bone-fracture, and to patients with unprovoked VTE. Baseline characteristics, presenting signs and symptoms, treatment and outcomes including recurrent VTE, bleeds or death were compared. A total of 101 patients with post-arthroscopy VTE and 19,218 patients with unprovoked VTE were identified. Post-arthroscopy patients were younger (49.5 vs. 66 years, P
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Aged
Anticoagulants
Arthroscopy
Female
Humans
Incidence
Knee Joint
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Registries
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thromboembolism
Venous Thrombosis
Anticoagulants
Arthroscopy
Female
Humans
Incidence
Knee Joint
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Registries
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thromboembolism
Venous Thrombosis
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Anticoagulation, Arthroscopy, Deep vein thrombosis, Knee arthroscopy, Pulmonary embolism, Venous thromboembolism