Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 3,052 Pulmonary Emboli
Increasing age, Black race, Medicare, or Medicaid insurance were associated with increased risk of VTE. Obesity, history of VTE, and pulmonary hypertension were risk factors for both PE and DVT. These data can assist surgeons in the selection of a prophylactic regimen after TKA.
Authors
- Amit S. Piple (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7810-3075)
- Mary K. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3693-3274)
- Nicholas Kusnezov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5510-0637)
- Alexander B. Christ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-5762)
- Jay R. Lieberman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-8929)
- Nathanael D. Heckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1293-1702)
- Kevin C Liu
- Jennifer C. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1306-8026)
- Avinash Iyer
Institutions
- Keck Hospital of USC (US)
- Heckmann (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00426
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.65