ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2022
Prophylaxis for preventing venous thromboembolism in knee arthroscopy and soft tissue reconstruction: consensus statements from an international panel of experts.
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- Recommendations of an international Delphi study group for total knee arthroplasty in obese patients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Meniscus Root Repairs Are Associated With High Rates of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Aspirin is as effective as low molecular weight heparins in preventing symptomatic venous thromboembolism following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Arthroscopy in India Through the Medicolegal Lens: A Comprehensive Review.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeThere is a lack of consensus regarding need for Venous Thrombo Embolism (VTE) prophylaxis following arthroscopic knee surgery and open soft tissue knee reconstruction. Clear cut guidelines like ones for trauma surgery and arthroplasty do not exist and the published literature is limited to case reports with a few society guidelines. Given this lack of consensus, we conducted a modified Delphi questionnaire of international experts to provide recommendations on this topic.
methodsThe consensus statements were generated using an anonymised 3 round modified Delphi questionnaire, sent to an international panel of 38 knee surgeons, with an 80% agreement being set as the limit for consensus. The responses were analysed using descriptive statistics with measures like mode, median and box plots. Feedback was provided to all panelists based on responses from the previous rounds to help generate the consensus.
resultsSix consensus statements were generated after the three rounds of Delphi. Patient factors, prolonged surgery duration and family history of thrombogenic events emerged as the main points to be taken into consideration for prophylaxis.
conclusionIt was established through this study, that there exists a select group of patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery that justify the usage of VTE prophylaxis. The expert responses to most of the questions in different scenarios favoured usage of VTE prophylaxis based on patient factors like advanced age, past history of VTE, smoking, oral contraceptive use etc. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V.
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