Low molecular weight heparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in urologic oncologic surgery

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 889-892

  Sawczuk, Ihor S ^a,b,c   Williams, Dan ^a,b   Chang, David T ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heparin; Prophylaxis; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; DEXTRAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOEMBOLISM; URINARY TRACT CANCER; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036426321     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-120005901     Document Type: Article

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