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2791385

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
247
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Ninety-eight patients scheduled for elective hip arthroplasty receiving either general or regional anesthesia and graded compression stockings as the only thromboprophylactic treatment were screened for postoperative deep-venous thrombosis with 99mTc-plasmin scintimetry. The diagnosis of deep-venous thrombosis was established by phlebography and the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by pulmonary perfusion and ventilation scintigraphy. Of 65 patients surgically treated under general anesthesia, 20 (31%) developed deep-venous thrombosis and six developed pulmonary embolism. Of 33 patients surgically treated using regional anesthesia, three (9%) developed deep-venous thrombosis and one developed a pulmonary embolus. The number of patients developing deep-venous thrombosis was significantly lower in the group receiving regional anesthesia compared with the group receiving general anesthesia. The results indicate the beneficial effects on the incidence of postoperative thromboembolic complications following elective hip surgery from the use of regional anesthesia and graded compression stockings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-3-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevention of thromboembolism following elective hip surgery. The value of regional anesthesia and graded compression stockings.
pubmed:affiliation
Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article