Prolonged Versus Standard-Duration Venous Thromboprophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery
Annals of Internal Medicine, 05/16/2012
Evidence Based Medicine
Sobieraj DM et al. – Prolonged prophylaxis decreases the risk for venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, and deep venous thrombosis while increasing the risk for minor bleeding in patients undergoing total hip replacement.



