Low-dose warfarin prophylaxis to prevent symptomatic pulmonary embolism after total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 180-184

  Lieberman, Jay R ^a   Sung, Roger ^a   Dorey, Frederick ^a   Thomas, Bert J ^a   Kilgus, Douglas J ^a   Finerman, Gerald A M ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; pulmonary embolism; total knee arthroplasty; warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0031017832     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(97)90064-4     Document Type: Article

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