Radiology interventions in patients receiving low molecular weight heparin: Timing is critical

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 313-317

  Tie, Mark L H ^a   Koczwara, Bogda ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low molecular weight heparin; Radiology interventions

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035434345     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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