Value of thrombin-antithrombin III complexes in major orthopedic surgery: Relation to the onset of venous thromboembolism

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 228-231

  Pazzagli, Marcello ^a   Mazzantini, David ^a   Cella, Giuseppe ^b   Rampin, Ernesto ^b   Palla, Antonio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Hip replacement; Phlebography; Plethysmography impedance; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombin antithrombin III complexes

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; THROMBIN ANTITHROMBIN COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0032747471     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602969900500404     Document Type: Article

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