New Approaches for Deep Vein Thrombosis Occurring After Surgery

Fatal pulmonary embolism has been reported to occur in up to 200,000 patients each year in the United States.1,2 Although many of these deaths occur in patients with terminal disease, many of these deaths also occur in patients who would otherwise have survived to live a normal life. The rate of fatal pulmonary embolism has been estimated to be approximately 3% after total hip replacement,1,2 between 0.1% and 0.8% in patients undergoing …