Management of primary care patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis: Use of a therapeutic dose of low-molecular-weight heparin to avoid urgent ultrasonographic evaluation

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1037-1041

  Imberti, Davide ^a   Ageno, W ^b   Dentali, F ^b   Giorgi Pierfrance, M ^a   Croci, E ^a   Garcia, D ^c  

^a Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnosis; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

BEMIPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PARNAPARIN; REVIPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTORY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645643824     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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