Variation of plasma D-dimer following surgery: Implications for prediction of postoperative venous thromboembolism

Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 161-164

  Lippi, G ^a   Veraldi, G F ^b   Fraccaroli, M ^a   Manzato, F ^a   Cordiano, C ^b   Guidi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

D dimer; Surgery; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035710975     PISSN: 15918890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10238-001-8029-9     Document Type: Article

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