Ultrasound screening for distal vein thrombosis is not beneficial after major orthopedic surgery. A randomized controlled trial

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 949-954

  Schmidt, Benjamin ^a   Michler, Ronny ^a   Klein, Martin ^b   Faulmann, Grit ^a   Weber, Christian ^b   Schellong, Sebastian ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Orthopedic Hosp Hohwald   (Germany)

Author keywords

Orthopedic surgery; Prophylaxis; Ultrasound screening; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACEMETACIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; DIPYRONE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PIRITRAMIDE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FATALITY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SKIN BLEEDING; STANDARD; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0242690423     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/th03-03-0154     Document Type: Article

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