Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: This study evaluated the efficacy of oral anticoagulants for preventing VTE in ambulatory trauma patients who required temporary lower limb immobilization for non-operative management of their ankle fractures. A total of 200 consecutive patients who presented to the fracture clinic with an ankle fracture that was managed in a plaster cast were included in this study. These patients were assessed for risk of developing VTE and high risk patients were administered an oral anticoagulant to prevent VTE. RESULTS: There was only one case of an isolated distal DVT among the 200 patients. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that an oral anticoagulant was a safe alternative to injectable LMWH as a thromboprophylactic agent for ambulatory trauma patients requiring temporary lower limb immobilization for non-operative management of an ankle fracture.
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Authors | S Haque, M B Davies |
Journal | Foot and ankle surgery : official journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
(Foot Ankle Surg)
Vol. 21
Issue 4
Pg. 266-8
(Dec 2015)
ISSN: 1460-9584 [Electronic] France |
PMID | 26564729
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 European Foot and Ankle Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Anticoagulants
- Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Ankle Fractures
(complications, therapy)
- Anticoagulants
(administration & dosage)
- Casts, Surgical
- Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
(administration & dosage)
- Humans
- Retrospective Studies
- Venous Thromboembolism
(etiology, prevention & control)
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