Table 4.

Pulmonary embolism (PE) and time course from surgery

Days from surgery to PE	Place of PE diagnosis	Ongoing thrombo- prophylaxis	Previous VTE	Preoperative anticoagulant therapy a	Age	PE-related mortality
Cemented/hybrid (n = 15)
2	Primary admission	Yes	Yes		85
2	Primary admission	Yes			75
2	Primary admission	Yes		Yes	86
2	Primary admission	Yes			81
3	Readmission	No			77
3	Primary admission	Yes			78
4	Primary admission	Yes	Yes		82
7	Readmission	No			84
8	Readmission	No			92
10	Readmission	No			73
13	Readmission	No			71
14	Readmission	No			87
23	Primary admission	Yes	Yes		79
26	Readmission	Yes		Yes	84
27	Readmission	No			84
Cementless (n = 4)
1	Primary admission	Yes			73
2	Readmission	Yes		Yes	78	Yes
14	Primary admission	Yes			71	Yes
17	Readmission	No			89

^aAll 3 patients treated with warfarin pre- and postoperatively.

VTE: venous thromboembolism.