Epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in Asian patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery without thromboprophylaxis. The SMART Study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-34

  Leizorovicz, A ^a   Turpie, A G G ^b   Cohen, A T ^c   Wong, L ^d   Yoo, M C ^e   Dans, A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b HHSC General Division   (Canada)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Epidemiological study; Orthopedic surgery; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART FAILURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VARICOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ASIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 20444472775     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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