Enoxaparin-associated spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma in elderly patients with impaired creatinine clearance: A report of two cases [10]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 477-479

  Uthamalingam, Shanmugam ^a   Vadnerkar, Aniket ^a   Brensilver, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; CAPTOPRIL; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; ENOXAPARIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; METOPROLOL; THROMBIN;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; AGED; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1542615004     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52125_12.x     Document Type: Letter

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