Thromboprophylaxis does not protect severely injured patients against pulmonary embolism

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 893-896

  Velmahos, George C ^a,b   Toutouzas, Konstantinos G ^a   Brown, Carlos ^a   Vassiliu, Pantelis ^a   Gkiokas, George ^a   Rhee, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANTS; BANDAGES; CHEMOPREVENTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 16644368587     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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