Blood clot from knee surgery
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In orthopedics, joint replacement surgery is becoming more common. Orthopedic surgeons performed about 520,000 hip replacements and about 581,000 knee replacements in 2006. DVT is widely recognized as a major risk factor facing patients who undergo total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, or THA and TKA.
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DVT (or deep vein thrombosis) is a harmful condition in which blood forms a clot within a deep vein, usually the thigh or lower leg. The clot may partially or fully block blood flow. Following surgery you are at increased risk of developing a clot because blood flow is sluggish in people confined to bedrest and because surgery causes substances ...
[DOC File]DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT
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The risks involved for total hip and knee replacement surgeries are very similar. Deep vein thrombosis, DVT, (the formation of blood clots in the leg, thigh, or pelvic region) represents one of the major risks. If a blood clot travels to the lung, it is called a pulmonary embolism, or PE. This is potentially a fatal complication.
[DOC File]POSTOPERATIVE KNEE ARTHROSCOPY INSTRUCTIONS
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This may lower the risk of a blood clot developing after surgery. Should severe calf pain occur or significant swelling of calf and ankle, please call the doctor. Local anesthetics (i.e. Novocaine) are put into the joint during surgery. It is not uncommon for patients to encounter more pain on the first or second day after surgery.
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Phlebitis (blood clots). Deep vein thrombosis or blood clots are . unusual. in arthroscopic knee surgery but can, like in any surgery of the lower extremity, occur. A blood clot would require a readmission to the hospital a treatment with a blood thinner (Heparin/Coumadin) for several days followed by a 3 month period of oral anticoagulants ...
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developing a blood clot because they are having an operation that. requires an overnight stay in hospital. These operations include: hip or knee surgery. abdominal surgery. gynaecological surgery (but not caesarean section) surgery on the brain, spine, heart, lungs, kidneys or bladder. surgery on the arteries or veins
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The local anesthetic that is put in your knee at the time of surgery lasts six to eight hours. Begin taking the pain medication as directed when you start feeling sensation return. ... Take an aspirin (325 mg) each morning to prevent a blood clot in your legs for 2 weeks. Call Patty (our Orthopaedic nurse) at 508-696-1052 if you have any ...
[DOC File]ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY - Orthopedic Doctors
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DVT (or deep vein thrombosis) is a harmful condition in which blood forms a clot within a deep vein, usually the thigh or lower leg. The clot may partially or fully block blood flow.
[DOCX File]Medication Use in total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
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Increase the risk of blood clot formation in legs after major lower body surgeries. Need to thin the blood to prevent blood clots after surgery. Duration: Up to 2 weeks for knee replacement. 4 to 5 weeks for hip replacement. Blood Thinners (anticoagulants) Injectable: Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) Oral: Apixaban (Eliquis®) Dabigatran (Pradaxa®)
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Definitions A DVT is the formation of a blood clot that does not break down in a deep vein of the body. Because the clot does not break down, it can become large and obstruct the normal flow of blood in the vein. ... uhave undergone major surgery including that of the hip and knee, 2) suffered trauma 3) are older, and 4) have had a DVT in the ...
[DOC File]POSTOPERATIVE KNEE ARTHROSCOPY INSTRUCTIONS
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This may lower the risk of a blood clot developing after surgery. Should severe calf pain occur or significant swelling of calf and ankle occur, please call the doctor. Local anesthetics (i.e. Novocaine) are put into the incision after surgery. It is not uncommon for patients to encounter more pain on the first or second day after surgery.
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Rarely, the bleeding may form a blood clot or large bruise within the . knee which may become painful and require an operation to remove it. DVT:(deep vein thrombosis) is a blood clot in a vein. The risks of . developing a DVT are greater after any surgery (and especially bone . surgery). DVT can pass in the blood stream and be deposited in the
[DOC File]IMPORTANT SURGERY INFORMATION
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A painless knee will rehabilitate better and faster than a painful knee. You cannot drive a car for the first six weeks after surgery. Typically, we will discuss return to driving at the six-week appointment. It is important to note that you must call your insurance company to inform them that you will return to driving after your knee replacement.
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