Perioperative deep vein thrombosis in Chinese patients undergoing craniotomy

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 274-278

  Ting, Albert C W ^a   Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Cheung, Grace C Y ^a   Wu, Liza L H ^a   Hung, K N ^a   Fan, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Craniotomy; Deep vein thrombosis; Perioperative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHINESE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOBILIZATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036762959     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(02)00842-X     Document Type: Article

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