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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2021; 56(06): 697-704
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715512
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Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Ankle and Foot Surgeries

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1   Pós-Graduação em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde do Adulto, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
2   Serviço de Ortopedia, Rede Mater Dei de Saúde, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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3   Assessoria de Políticas de Saúde e Informações (ASPASI), Hospital Governador Israel Pinheiro (HGIP), Instituto de Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais (IPSEMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
4   Faculdade da Saúde e Ecologia Humana (FASEH), Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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5   Departamento de Medicina Interna, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Abstract

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is among the most feared complications by orthopedists both for due to its potentially lethal outcome and the uncertainties related to its prevention. Despite the vast literature on VTE prevention in major orthopedic surgeries, little is known about it in ankle and foot procedures. In orthopedics, adequate thromboprophylaxis requires a careful assessment of the thrombotic and hemorrhagic risks based on the procedure to be performed, as well as and knowledge on anticoagulant agents. The presentis review has the goal of assessing the risk of developingdiscusses VTE risk assessment, the modalities of thromboprophylaxis modalities, and the drugs used, with an emphasis on foot and ankle surgeries.



Publication History

Received: 06 March 2020

Accepted: 01 June 2020

Article published online:
25 September 2020

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