Venous thromboembolism in laparoscopic surgery

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 356-361

  Zacharoulis, Dimitris ^a   Kakkar, Ajay K ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Laparoscopic surgery; Thromboprophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEG COMPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS SURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX SURGERY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0042739037     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200309000-00003     Document Type: Review

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