Prevention of venous thromboembolism in the rehabilitation phase after spinal cord injury: Prophylaxis with low-Dose heparin or enoxaparin

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1111-1115

 

^a Preventive Health Care Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasonography; Enoxaparin; Heparin; Low molecular weight heparin; Spinal cord injury; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038463594     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000042159.90102.C2     Document Type: Article

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