Does repeat duplex ultrasound for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis influence patient management?

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 525-531

  Ascher, Enrico ^a,b   DePippo, Patrick S ^a,b   Hingorani, A ^a,b   Yorkovich, W ^a,b   Salles Cunha, S ^a,b  

^a Maimonides Medical Center ^*

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREVALENCE; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 10344249888     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800606     Document Type: Review

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