[Prevention of deep venous thrombosis after knee arthroscopy. Recent advances]

Recenti Prog Med. 2009 May;100(5):227-32.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

In absence of prophylaxis, the incidence of deep vein thrombosis after knee arthroscopy is reported to be as high as 18%. Recommendations for thromboprophylaxis after knee arthroscopy have actually been updated. The results of the largest randomized clinical trial (KANT study) in this setting are reported together with a review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Arthroscopy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Knee Joint / surgery*
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Nadroparin / administration & dosage
  • Nadroparin / adverse effects
  • Nadroparin / therapeutic use
  • Postoperative Care / methods
  • Postoperative Care / statistics & numerical data
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / prevention & control*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Stockings, Compression
  • Thrombophilia / drug therapy*
  • Thrombophilia / etiology
  • Thrombophlebitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombophlebitis / epidemiology
  • Thrombophlebitis / prevention & control
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Nadroparin