A retrospective study on the use of a low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboembolism prophylaxis in large-volume liposuction and body contouring procedures

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-95

  Newall, Germán ^a   Ruiz Razura, Amado ^a   Mentz, Henry A ^a   Patronella, Christopher K ^a   Ibarra, Francis R ^a   Zarak, Alberto ^a  

^a Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Body contouring; High risk liposuction; Prophylaxis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; ENOXAPARIN; ENOXEPARIN; GENTAMICIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONVALESCENCE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIPOSUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 32144445392     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-005-0115-z     Document Type: Article

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