Table 2.
Literature comparison of incidence of DVT and PE with mechanical prophylaxis after elective hip surgeries
| Study | DVT | PE | Outcome time | Inspection method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordyce and Ling [6] (1992) | 5% (2/39) | Postoperative Days 6 to 9 | Venography | |
| Woolson [34] (1996) | 7% (20/289) | 0% (0/289) | Postoperative Day 5 | US |
| Warwick et al. [33] (1998) | 18% (24/136) | 0.7% (1/136) | Postoperative Days 6 to 8 | Venography |
| Hooker et al. [12] (1999) | 5% (23/425) | 0.7% (3/425) | Postoperative Days 2 to 15 | US |
| Ryan et al. [28] (2002) | 8% (4/50) | Postoperative Days 3 to 5 | MRV | |
| Pitto et al. [26] (2004) | 3% (3/100) | 0% (0/100) | Preoperative, Postoperative Days 3, 10, 45 | US |
| Lachiewicz and Soileau [19] (2006) | 7% (76/1032) | 0.9% (9/1032) | Before hospital discharge | US |
| Dorr et al. [4] (2007) | 4% (55/1046) | 0.3% (3/1046) | Before hospital discharge | US |
| Sugano et al. [31] (2009) | 0.1% (4/3016) | 0.03% (1/3016) | Medical record | |
| Current study | 5% (9/182) | 0% (0/182) | Preoperative, Postoperative Days 3, 21 | US |
DVT = deep venous thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism; US = duplex ultrasonography; MRV = magnetic resonance venography.