Ultrasonographic screening for deep vein thrombosis following arthroplasty fails to reduce posthospital thromboembolic complications: The postarthroplasty screening study (PASS)

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 119S-122S

  Anderson, David R ^a,c   Gross, Michael ^a   Robinson, K Sue ^a   Petrie, David ^a   Leighton, Ross ^a   Stanish, William ^a   Alexander, David ^a   Mitchell, Michael ^a   Flemming, Bruce ^a   Gent, Michael ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Division of Itematology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; WARFARIN;

EID: 0031845979     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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