Electrostimulation for the prevention of deep venous thrombosis in patients with major trauma: A prospective randomized study

Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-498

  Velmahos, George C ^a,b   Petrone, Patrizio ^a   Chan, Linda S ^a   Hanks, Sue Ellen ^a   Brown, Carlos V ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a Los Angeles Co Univ S CA Med C   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DIAMETER;

EID: 18144416154     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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