Late venous thromboembolic disease after radical prostatectomy: Effect of risk factors, warfarin and early discharge

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2211-2215

  Kibel, Adam S ^a   Creager, Mark A ^a   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a   Richie, Jerome P ^a   Loughlin, Kevin R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Morbidity; Prostatic neoplasms; Thromboembolism; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0030771644     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68201-6     Document Type: Article

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