Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Anderson, D.; Dunbar, M.; Murnaghan, J.; Kahn, S.; Gross, P.; Forsythe, M.; Pelet, S.; Fisher, William; Belzile, E.; Dolan, S.; Crowther, M.; Bohm, E.; MacDonald, S.; Gofton, W.; Kim, P.; Zukor, D.; Pleasance, Susan; Andreou, P.; Doucette, S.; Theriault, C.; Abianui, Abongnwen; Carrier, M.; Kovacs, M.; Rodger, M.; Coyle, D.; Wells, P.; Vendittoli, P.

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1712746

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Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

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D. Anderson

M. Dunbar

J. Murnaghan

Abstract

Background Clinical trials and meta‐analyses have suggested that aspirin may be effective for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (proximal deep‐vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism) after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, but comparisons with direct oral anticoagulants are lacking for pro...

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Medicine

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