The Association Between Intraoperative Heparin and Postoperative Thrombotic Complications after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis
Intraoperative intravenous heparin was not associated with a reduction in thrombotic complications, and its routine use in primary TJA is not supported by this study.
Authors
- Eric S. Schwenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3464-4149)
- Marc C. Torjman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-4327)
- Parthik D. Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-6625)
- James Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-4782)
- P. Maxwell Courtney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-3865)
- Rishi Kothari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-970X)
- Shane M Kozick
Institutions
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (US)
- Rothman Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2025.09.002
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00