Warfarin should not be used for thromboprohylaxis in elective major orthopaedic surgery: a Croatian perspective
Aim To identify modes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective major orthopaedic surgery (total hip or knee arthroplasty, THA/TKA) at a single university-associated hospital in Croatia. Methods A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients subjected to THA or TKA over a two-year period (2014-2015) with a focus ...
By Robert Kolundžić, Marijana Šimić Jovičić, Maja Ðinkić, Tadija Petrović, Tomislav Crnković, Vladimir Trkulja