Oral anticoagulation in surgical procedures: Risks and recommendations

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 676-682

  Torn, Marieke ^a   Rosendaal, Frits R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Haemorrhage; Risk; Surgery; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0344530256     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04652.x     Document Type: Article

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