Thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-135

  O'Donnell, Martin ^b   Weitz, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a HENDERSON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DRUG COST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN THROMBOSIS; BANDAGE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGERY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BANDAGES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037392373     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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