Preoperative plasma levels of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 correlate with the risk of venous thrombosis after elective hip replacement.
Acta Orthop Belg
; 65(1): 39-43, 1999 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-10217000
ABSTRACT
Better preoperative identification of those patients at high risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after hip surgery could reduce the incidence of this postoperative complication, which still occurs despite prophylaxis. One hundred fifty-nine patients undergoing elective total hip replacement and given anticoagulant prophylaxis, were investigated, looking for the presence of a hypercoagulable state, that represents one element of Virchow's triad predisposing to DVT. Plasma levels of three markers of coagulation activation, namely prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 (F1 + 2), thrombin-antithrombin III complexes (TAT) and D-dimer were measured using ELISA procedures and were correlated with the results of the postoperative phlebography. A high correlation (p < 0.001) between the preoperative plasma levels of F1 + 2 and the risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism was detected. The performance of TAT and D-dimer levels in predicting DVT was lower. These findings support the hypothesis that preoperative measurement of coagulation activation markers might be useful in predicting DVT following a total hip replacement.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Protrombina
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Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Cadera
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Trombosis de la Vena
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Orthop Belg
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia