Practice patterns for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis in minimal-access surgery

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Beekman, Richard ^a   Crowther, Mark ^b   Farrokhyar, Forough ^a   Birch, Daniel W ^c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROPHYLAXIS; SPLENECTOMY; SURGEON; THROMBOEMBOLISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745947493     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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