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Table 8 Health care provider-related 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(health care provider - related 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

 

+

-

  

+

-

 

TKA (vs. THA)

4

2

0

2

4

2

0

2

THA (vs. resurfacing)

1

1

0

0

-

-

-

-

Revision (vs. primary)

1

0

0

1

2

1

0

1

Bilateral (vs. unilateral)

3

1

0

2

4

2

0

2

Right side (vs. left side)

-

-

-

-

1

0

0

1

Cement (vs. cementless)

2

1

0

1

3

2

0

1

ROBODOC* (vs. traditional)

1

0

1

0

-

-

-

-

Longer surgery time

3

1

0

2

3

1

0

2

General anesthesia

3

0

0

3

3

0

0

3

Spinal anesthesia

-

-

-

-

1

0

0

1

Bleeding ≥ 1280 ml

-

-

-

-

1

1

0

0

Lower hospital volume

1

1

0

0

2

1

0

1

Insurance type

1

0

0

1

-

-

-

-

  1. *ROBODOC is a femoral milling system which excavates the femoral canal precisely and may reduce intraoperative pulmonary embolism during cementless THA.
  2. The comparisons are among private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid of USA.