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Routine thromboprophylaxis appears unnecessary following knee arthroscopy and lower-leg casting
September 2017
Routine thromboprophylaxis appears unnecessary following knee arthroscopy and lower-leg casting
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Thromboprophylaxis after Knee Arthroscopy and Lower-Leg Casting.
N Engl J Med. 2017 Feb 9;376(6):515-525.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
1543 patients undergoing knee arthroscopy (POT-KAST trial) and 1519 patients undergoing casting of the lower leg (POT-CAST trial) were randomized to receive or not anticoagulant therapy. The aim of these studies was to examine the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis in these groups of patients. The result of these trials indicated that the use of low-molecular-weight heparin did not reduce the rate of ...
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