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Table 6 Clinical factors

From: Risk factors for venous thromboembolism of total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of evidences in ten years

Risk factors(clinical factors)

Studies reporting on a risk factor for THA or TKA:total number,number reporting a significant (p ≤ .05) increased (+)or decreased (−)risk,and number with no significant association (p >. 05)

 

THA

TKA

 

N

p ≤ .05

p > .05

N

p ≤ .05

p > .05

  

+

-

  

+

-

 

Underlying diagnosis

        

RA (vs. without RA)

-

-

-

-

1

1

0

0

RA (vs. OA)*

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

Trauma (vs. OA)

1

0

0

1

-

-

-

-

Osteonecrosis (vs. OA)

1

0

0

1

-

-

-

-

Dysplasia (vs. OA)

1

0

0

1

-

-

-

-

Comorbidity

        

Higher Charlson index

2

0

0

2

2

1

0

1

Cardiovascular disease

1

1

0

0

-

-

-

-

Stroke

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

Heart disease

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

2

CHF/MI

2

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

Coronary artery disease

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Valve disease

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Arrhythmia

2

0

0

2

2

0

0

2

VTE history

6

2

0

4

4

0

0

4

Venous stasis

-

-

-

-

1

0

0

1

Varicose vein

2

1

0

1

3

0

0

3

Pulmonary disease

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Sleep apnea

2

1

0

1

2

1

0

1

Neurological disease

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

Liver and kidney disease

1

0

0

1

-

-

-

-

CKD3B (vs. CKD1-3A)§

1

1

0

0

-

-

-

-

Metabolic syndrome

1

1

0

0

2

2

0

0

Diabetes mellitus

4

0

0

4

5

0

0

5

Hypertension

2

0

0

2

3

0

0

3

Dyslipidemia

2

0

0

2

2

0

0

2

Gout

-

-

-

-

1

0

0

1

Hematological disease

1

0

0

1

2

1

0

1

Endocrine disease

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

2

Malignancy

4

0

0

4

4

0

0

4

Medication

        

Hormone replacement

1

0

0

1

3

0

0

3

Herbal therapy

-

-

-

-

1

1

0

0

  1. *RA = rheumatoid arthritis, OA = osteoarthritis. Charlson inex refers to the classification of the comorbidity of a patient before surgery. CHF = congesive heart failure, MI = Myocardial infarction. §CKD = chronic kidney disease.