Dentoalveolar Procedures for the Anticoagulated Patient: Literature Recommendations Versus Current Practice

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1454-1460

  Ward, Brent B ^a   Smith, Miller H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ORAL SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; ORAL HEMORRHAGE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 34447539941     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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