Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: A Survey of the Korean Hip Society
- Abstract
- Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the current status of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention in Korean patients with hip fractures.
Materials and methods: A survey using a questionnaire on the experiences and protocols of VTE prevention was conducted among 570 members of the Korean Hip Society.
Results: A total of 97 surgeons responded, with a response rate of 17.0%. Of the 97 participants, 61.9% answered that they had encountered one or more cases of symptomatic VTE in the past year. Mechanical prophylaxis was applied most often (30.9%) until the point of ambulation in standard-risk patients and most often (34.0%) extended until discharge in high-risk patients. Chemical prophylaxis was most often prescribed for a particular period of time rather than for recovery of walking ability (24.7% in standard-risk patients and 26.8% in high-risk patients). Dual prophylaxis was administered in the standard-risk group by 58.8% of the participants and in the high-risk group by 83.5%. Among the participants, 73.2% answered that they had been attentive to wound complications during chemical prophylaxis. More than half of the participants (59.8%) reported that they did not perform routine screening for VTE after surgery.
Conclusion: The results of our survey provided information regarding the current status of VTE prevention for patients undergoing surgery for treatment of hip fractures in Korea as well as a baseline for establishment of educational programs and guidelines in the future.
- All Author(s)
- Chang Hyun Kim
; Je-Hyun Yoo
; Young-Kyun Lee
; Ye-Yeon Won
; Jong-Seok Park
- Issued Date
- 2023
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Anticoagulants; Hip fractures; Thromboembolism
- Publisher
- 대한고관절학회
The Korean Hip Society
- ISSN
- 2287-3260
; 2287-3279
- Citation Title
- Hip & pelvis
- Citation Volume
- 35
- Citation Number
- 3
- Citation Start Page
- 200
- Citation End Page
- 205
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.5371/hp.2023.35.3.200
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/3353
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