Evaluation of Wound Drainage After Knee or Hip Arthroplasty

Summary

To compare side effects and complications relating to use of warfarin or rivaroxaban, tolerance and/or toxicity of these two agents such as drop in hemoglobin post operatively, extent of bruising, quantity of wound drainage, duration of drainage, wound swelling, sub and supra-therapeutic prothrombin times, need for transfusion, and patient tolerance in two randomized groups. Return visits to the operating room, length of stay, and VTE rates will also be compared.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2016-02

Completion

2016-02

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.