The Diagnosis and Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Our Hospital

PurposeThe frequency of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) after total hip arthroplasty(THA) is 20–30% and it is serious complication under THA. Therefore it is necessary to detect and prevent VTE. The purpose of this study were examined the frequency of VTE and the factor of incidence of VTE in our hospital.Patients and methodsThe 615 patients(82 men and 533 women) who performed primary THA from Jan. 2006 to Apr. 2011 were examined in this study. The Average age at the operation was 65 years (rage, 20–92 years). MDCT examination was performed the day after operation to detect VTE. 95 patients(15.4%) were positive of VTE and the rest of them were negative. We examined the age at operation, body mass index(BMI), blood loss, operative time, blood soluble fibrin monomer complex(SFMC) in the positive and negative group of VTE. The distance from the tibial joint line to the level of DVT was measured.ResultsAverage age of positive group was 67 years and negative group was 64 years. Positive group was older than nega...