Management of Anticoagulants in a Patient Requiring Major Surgery

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1756-1758

  Tavel, Morton E ^a   Stein, Paul D ^b  

^a Dept Editor Clin Prob C ^*  (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; COLON TUMOR; EMERGENCY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; EMERGENCIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; WARFARIN;

EID: 0032253554     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.6.1756     Document Type: Article

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