Sequential compression devices as prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in high-risk colorectal surgery patients: Reconsidering american society of colorectal surgeons parameters

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 941-945

  Ramirez, Jesus I ^a   Vassiliu, Pantelis ^a   Gonzalez Ruiz, Claudia ^a   Vukasin, Petar ^a   Ortega, Adrian ^a   Kaiser, Andreas M ^a   Beart, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; COLON; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BANDAGES; COLON; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RECTUM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0642307929     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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