The effect of postoperative anticoagulation on microvascular thrombosis

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-39

  Ashjian, Peter ^a   Chen, Constance M ^a   Pusic, Andrea ^a   Disa, Joseph J ^a   Cordeiro, Peter G ^a   Mehrara, Babak J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Free flaps; Microvascular surgery; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT NECROSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; THROMBOSIS; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34250807659     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000264837.15110.2f     Document Type: Article

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