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Table 1 Comparison of demographics and length of stay between anticoagulant groups

From: Equivalent VTE rates after total joint arthroplasty using thromboprophylaxis with aspirin versus potent anticoagulants: retrospective analysis of 4562 cases across a diverse healthcare system

 

Aspirin Alone

Single Potent AC

Antiplatelet/ Multiple AC

SQ heparin/ No AC

Total cohort

Age (years), mean (SD)

73.6 (7.4)

72.7 (7.8)

75.2 (7.4)

72.8 (9.6)

73.6 (7.6)

Female, %* (n)

47% (1448)

71% (957)

58% (563)

70% (70)

67% (3048)

Length of stay, mean (SD)

4.0 (1.2)

4.4 (1.6)

4.4 (1.4)

4.6 (2.6)

4.2 (1.4)

Total hip arthroplasty, %** (n)

44.1% (951)

30.7% (406)

34.8% (341)

37.6% (38)

38.1% (1736)

Total knee arthroplasty, %** (n)

55.9% (1207)

69.3% (916)

65.2% (640)

62.4% (63)

61.9% (2826)