Coagulation status using thromboelastography in patients receiving warfarin prophylaxis and epidural analgesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 405-410

  Hepner, David L ^a   Concepcion, Mercedes ^a   Bhavani Shankar, Kodali ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Arthroplasty, knee; Thromboelastography; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBSERVATION; PARAMETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD COAGULATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0036710580     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00373-2     Document Type: Article

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