The use of a temporary vena caval interruption device in high-risk trauma patients unable to receive standard venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 246-249

  Hughes, G Chad ^a   Smith, Tony P ^a   Eachempati, Soumitra R ^a   Vaslef, Steven N ^a   Reed II, R Lawrence ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 0033066066     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199902000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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