| Title |
Surgical Site Infections and Other Postoperative Complications following Prophylactic Anticoagulation in Total Joint Arthroplasty
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0091755 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zhong Wang, Frederick A. Anderson, Michael Ward, Timothy Bhattacharyya |
| Abstract |
Anticoagulants reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total joint replacement. However, concern remains that pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis can lead to bleeding, which may impact on postoperative complications such as infections and reoperations. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 72 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 17% |
| Unknown | 21 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 51% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 36% |