Selective Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Arthroplasty

Asian populations have a lower rate of high-risk gene mutations of venous thrombosis, which means a reasonable perioperative anticoagulant management after hip or knee arthroplasty for Caucasian populations may be too excessive for Asians. So, individual patient risk assessment, rather than a "blanket policy", is considered the best thromboembolism prophylaxis for Asians.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of selective thromboembolism prophylaxis compared with conventional thromboembolism prophylaxis by risk stratification with thromboelastography (TEG) after joint arthroplasty for Asian populations.