Background Printed educational materials are widely used dissemination strategies to
improve the quality of healthcare professionals' practice and patient health outcomes …

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) or Fast Track is defined as a multi-
disciplinary, peri-and post-operative approach finalized to reduce surgical stress and …

This trial compared the efficacy and safety of oral dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor,
versus subcutaneous enoxaparin for extended thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing …

Unlike the English National Joint Registry (NJR) for arthroplasty, no surgeon driven national
database currently exists for ligament surgery in England. Therefore information on outcome …

Objectives International guidelines recommend thrombosis prophylaxis after total hip
arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for up to 35 days. However, previous …

Most international guidelines recommend pharmacological thromboprophylaxis after total
hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) for 10 to 35 days. However, a recent cohort study on …

Background The ideal thromboprophylaxis regime following lower limb arthroplasty and
proximal femur fractures remains controversial. Guidelines disagree on the type of chemical …

Diagnostic and operative codes are routinely collected for every patient admitted to hospital
in the English NHS. Data on post-operative complications following foot and ankle surgery …

Rivaroxaban has been recommended for routine use as a thromboprophylactic agent in
patients undergoing lower-limb arthroplasty. However, trials supporting its use have not fully …

BACKGROUND: Data on venous thromboembolic (VTE) events after different types of
shoulder surgery have not previously been available in large numbers in the United …