Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower limb plaster cast immobilisation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 495-496

  Brown, E ^a   Bleetman, A ^b  

^a ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MONOEMBOLEX; NADROPARIN; PLACEBO; REVIPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; FRACTURE FIXATION; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

CASTS, SURGICAL; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34447134825     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.034983     Document Type: Short Survey

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