A combination of heparin and an intermittent pneumatic compression device may be more effective to prevent deep-vein thrombosis in the lower extremities after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 781-784

  Okuda, Y ^a   Kitajima, T ^a   Egawa, H ^a   Hamaguchi, S ^a   Yamaguchi, S ^a   Yamazaki, H ^a   Ido, K ^b  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

thromboglobulin; Carbon dioxide; D dimer; Head up tilt; Insufflation; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUFF; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GRAVITY SUITS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LEG; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036224353     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8191-x     Document Type: Article

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