Incidence and risk factors for development of venous thromboembolism in Indian patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery: Results of a prospective study

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 964, 2006, Pages 136-139

  Bagaria, V ^a   Modi, N ^a   Panghate, A ^a   Vaidya, S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33144489345     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.034512     Document Type: Article

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