Frequency of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in high-risk surgical patients

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 299-301

  Aziz, Ishtiaq ^a  

^a PAF Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Complications; Deep vein thrombosis; Frequency; High risk; Postoperative; Thrombo embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 21244490839     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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