The safety of open inguinal herniorraphy in patients on chronic warfarin therapy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 860-864

  McLemore, Elisabeth C ^a   Harold, Kristi L ^a   Cha, Stephen S ^b   Johnson, Daniel J ^a   Fowl, Richard J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heparin; Open inguinal herniorraphy; Perioperative anticoagulation; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 33845229909     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.058     Document Type: Article

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