Noninvasive diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in postoperative patients

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-8

  Kearon, C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnosis; Noninvasive testing; Postoperative prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOGEN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035116202     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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