Antithrombotic strategies in vascular surgery: Evidence and practice

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 516-521

  Assadian, Afshin ^a   Senekowitsch, C ^a   Assadian, O ^b   Eidher, U ^a   Hagmuller G W ^a   Knobl P ^b  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Antiplatelet agents; Graft patency; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; CLOPIDOGREL; COUMARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BOLUS INJECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN GRAFT;

AUSTRIA; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 22144480116     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.01.021     Document Type: Article

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