RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 Statins Reduce Postoperative VTE after Total Knee or Hip Replacement
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 2
SP 12
OP 12
DO 10.1177/155989771402004
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/2/12.abstract
AB Statins reduce postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty. This article presents data from a retrospective study that evaluated the effect of statin use on postoperative VTE in patients who had undergone total knee or hip replacement.