Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in patients who undergo knee arthroscopy: a systematic review

Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in the systematic review

Authors	Year	Study type	Number of patients	Types of procedures included	DVT prophylaxis methods
Jetty et al. [11]	2016	Retrospective	120	Knee arthroscopy (not specified)	None
Camporese et al. [12]	2008	RCT	1317	Knee arthroscopy including ligament reconstruction	LMWH and compression stockings
Marlovits et al. [13]	2007	RCT	175	Only ACL reconstruction	LMWH
van Adrichem et al. [14]	2017	RCT	1543	Knee arthroscopy without ligament reconstruction	LMWH
Hoppener et al. [15]	2006	Prospective nonrandomized	335	Knee arthroscopy without ligament reconstruction	None
Kaye et al. [16]	2015	RCT	170	Knee arthroscopy including ligament reconstruction	Aspirin
Camporese et al. [17]	2016	RCT	234	Knee arthroscopy including ligament reconstruction	Rivaroxaban
Yeo et al. [18]	2016	Prospective nonrandomized	1410	Knee arthroscopy (not specified)	None
Schippinger et al. [19]	1998	Prospective nonrandomized	101	Knee arthroscopy without ligament reconstruction	LMWH
Xiong et al. [20]	2022	Retrospective	278	Only ACL reconstruction	Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
Muñoa et al. [21]	2014	Retrospective	467	Knee arthroscopy including ligament reconstruction	Rivaroxaban and bemiparin
Chen et al. [22]	2017	Retrospective	128	Only PCL reconstruction	None
Adala et al. [23]	2011	Prospective nonrandomized	112	Only ACL reconstruction	None
Dong et al. [24]	2015	Prospective non-randomized	282	Only ligament reconstruction	None
Wirth et al. [25]	2001	RCT	239	Knee arthroscopy including ligament reconstruction	LMWH

DVT, deep vein thrombosis; RCT, randomized controlled trial; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin; ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; NMES, neuromuscular electrical stimulation; PCL, posterior cruciate ligament

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