Fucun Liu1, Xiaobing Chu, Jiefeng Huang, Kun Tian, Jiang Hua, Peijian Tong. 1. Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 54 Youdian Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness, as assessed by risk of bleeding and incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), of administering delayed low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) after total knee arthroplasty. METHODS: A prospective study of 210 consecutive patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty was undertaken. The patients were randomized into two groups: one of which was managed according to a standard LMWH program (LMWH-s group) and the other with delayed LMWH (LMWH-p). LMWH was initiated 12 h after wound closure in the LMWH-s group, and 24 h after wound closure in the LMWH-p group. RESULTS: The total blood loss in the first three postoperative days was calculated and all complications were recorded. The mean total blood loss was 435 and 387 mL in the LMWH-s group and LMWH-p group, respectively (p < 0.01). No significant difference in the incidence of symptomatic DVT was observed. The mean length of hospital stay was 7.29 days in the LMWH-s group and 6.56 days in the LMWH-p group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: After total knee arthroplasty, LMWH-p is safer for bleeding than LMWH-s and equally effective concerning prevention of DVT.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness, as assessed by risk of bleeding and incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), of administering delayed low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) after total knee arthroplasty. METHODS: A prospective study of 210 consecutive patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty was undertaken. The patients were randomized into two groups: one of which was managed according to a standard LMWH program (LMWH-s group) and the other with delayed LMWH (LMWH-p). LMWH was initiated 12 h after wound closure in the LMWH-s group, and 24 h after wound closure in the LMWH-p group. RESULTS: The total blood loss in the first three postoperative days was calculated and all complications were recorded. The mean total blood loss was 435 and 387 mL in the LMWH-s group and LMWH-p group, respectively (p < 0.01). No significant difference in the incidence of symptomatic DVT was observed. The mean length of hospital stay was 7.29 days in the LMWH-s group and 6.56 days in the LMWH-p group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: After total knee arthroplasty, LMWH-p is safer for bleeding than LMWH-s and equally effective concerning prevention of DVT.
Authors: João Alberto Ramos Maradei-Pereira; Mateus Costa Barbosa; Derek Frederick Silva Newbery; Marcelo Rodrigues Torres; André Kuhn; Marco Kawamura Demange Journal: Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) Date: 2022-08-01