Addition of edoxaban to physiotherapy reduces VTE incidence compared to PT alone after TKA .
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Edoxaban Enhances Thromboprophylaxis by Physiotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty - The Randomized Controlled ESCORT-TKA Trial
Circ J. 2018 Jan 25;82(2):524-53138 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to a combination of physiotherapy and edoxaban 30mg per day or physiotherapy alone for venous thromboembolic complication prophylaxis. Patients were screened on ultrasound at 7 days postoperative for cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The incidence of VTE at 7 days was significantly lower in the combined PT + edoxaban group (3/19) compared to the PT alone group (10/19).
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