Rates of proximal deep vein thrombosis as assessed by compression ultrasonography in patients receiving prolonged thromboprophylaxis with low molecular weight heparin after major orthopedic surgery

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 532-536

  Schellong, Sebastian ^a   Hesselschwerdt, Hans Jürgen ^b   Paar, W Dieter ^c   von Hanstein, Karl Ludwig ^d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^c SANOFI AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^d ALKO Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Low molecular weight heparin; Orthopedic surgery; Ultrasonography; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 24944460353     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH05-01-0077     Document Type: Article

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