Developing Sub-specialty Education and Societies in Orthopaedic Surgery

SummaryA high incidence of post-discharge venous thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery patients has been recently reported drawing further attention to the unresolved issue of the optimal duration of the pharmacological prophylaxis. We performed an overview analysis in order to evaluate the incidence of late occurring clinically overt venous thromboembolism in major orthopaedic surgery patients discharged from the hospital with a negative venography and without further pharmacological prophylaxis. We selected the studies published from January 1974 to December 1995 on the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after major orthopaedic surgery fulfilling the following criteria: 1) adoption of pharmacological prophylaxis, 2) performing of a bilateral venography before discharge, 3) interruption of pharmacological prophylaxis at discharge in patients with negative venography, and 4) post-discharge follow-up of the patients for at least four weeks. Out of 31 identified studies, 13 fulfilled the overview criteria. The total number of evaluated patients was 4120. An adequate venography was obtained in 3469 patients (84.1%). In the 2361 patients with negative venography (68.1%), 30 episodes of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after hospital discharge were reported with a resulting cumulative incidence of 1.27% (95% C.I. 0.82-1.72) and a weighted mean incidence of 1.52% (95% C.I. 1.05-1.95). Six cases of pulmonary embolism were reported. Our overview showed a low incidence of clinically overt venous thromboembolism at follow-up in major orthopaedic surgery patients discharged with negative venography. Extending pharmacological prophylaxis in these patients does not appear to be justified. Venous thrombi leading to hospital re-admission are likely to be present but asymptomatic at the time of discharge. Future research should be directed toward improving the accuracy of non invasive diagnostic methods in order to replace venography in the screening of asymptomatic post-operative deep vein thrombosis.

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Diabetes and other frequent clinical problems in patients admitted in orthopaedic surgery

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.56.p406 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Molina Vega ◽

Pilar Losada Mora ◽

Alfonso Garrido Castro ◽

Juan L Carrillo Linares

Keyword(s):

Orthopaedic Surgery ◽

Clinical Problems

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Ethical and Methodological Issues Surrounding the Use of Appropriate Comparators in Orthopaedic Surgery Randomized Controlled Trials

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants ◽

10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.2015013786 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 215-223

Author(s):

Alisha Hak ◽

Nathan Evaniew ◽

Mohit Bhandari

Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trials ◽

Orthopaedic Surgery ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Randomized Controlled

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Enhanced Recovery Experience After Orthopaedic Surgery: A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes

International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries ◽

10.24911/ijmdc.51-1544989841 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 108-112

Author(s):

Muath Alturkistani ◽

Ali Alahmari ◽

Hussam Alhumaidi ◽

Mohammed Alharbi ◽

Alhanouf Alqernas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Orthopaedic Surgery ◽

Patient Reported Outcomes ◽

Enhanced Recovery ◽

Patient Reported

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Key Topics in Orthopaedic Surgery

10.3109/9780203381564 ◽

1995 ◽

Author(s):

J.P. Ivory ◽

I.M. Nugent ◽

A.C. Ross

Keyword(s):

Orthopaedic Surgery ◽

Key Topics

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