From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (P.E.M.), the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (L.A.P.), and the Department of Anesthesiology (L.A.P.), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. Address reprint requests to Dr. Marik at Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Walnut St., Suite 650, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, or at paul.marik@ jeffers...

This population-based study investigated the incidence and trends in venous thromboembolic disease after total hip and knee arthroplasty over a ten-year period. Death or readmission for venous thromboembolic disease up to two years after surgery for all patients in Scotland was the primary outcome. The incidence of venous thromboembolic disease, including fatal pulmonary embolism, three months ...