Thromboembolic prophylaxis as a risk factor for postoperative complications after breast cancer surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 540-543

  Friis, Esbern ^a,b   Hørby, John ^a   Sørensen, Lars Tue ^a   Pilsgaard, Bo ^a   Wille Jørgensen, Peer ^a   Johansen, Lars ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TINZAPARIN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BRUISING; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 3042520730     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7223-9     Document Type: Article

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