Venous thromboembolism after joint replacement in older male veterans with comorbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify older adults with comorbidities or poor functional status at high risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

Participants

Older adults who underwent total hip and knee replacement (THR and TKR) from 2002 to 2009.

Measurements

Using multivariate logistic regression, the independent effect of cardiopulmonary comorbidities and diabetes on VTE was analyzed. Functional status expressed in a summary physical component score (PCS) was also analyzed in a subset of individuals in whom information on it was available.

Results

There were 23,326 THR and TKR surgeries performed at the VAMC during the study period. Individuals with chronic obstruct

SUBMITTER: Kapoor A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3734860 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature