Internal Reference Number: FOI_9294
Date Request Received: 17/03/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 23/03/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: VTE Prophylaxis in Elective Orthopaedics
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request details of your Trust鈥檚 current VTE prophylaxis guidelines for elective orthopaedic surgery. This request relates to institutional policy only and contains no patient-identifiable data. Please provide the following (or the relevant policy document): Non-arthroplasty knee surgery (e.g. arthroscopy/ACL): 鈥� Agent, dose, duration, and any comments/risk criteria | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached policy. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  9294 VTE PROPHYLAXIS POLICY - update November 2025.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: Total Hip Replacement (THR): 鈥� Standard-risk: agent, dose, duration 鈥� High-risk: agent, dose, duration | |
| Answer To Question 2: See answer to Q1. | |
| Question Number 3: Total Knee Replacement (TKR): 鈥� Standard-risk: agent, dose, duration 鈥� High-risk: agent, dose, duration | |
| Answer To Question 3: See answer to Q1. | |
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