Spinal hematoma associated with heparin therapy for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 794-800

  Hotta, Kunihisa ^a   Seo, Norimasa ^a   Kouno, Yumiko ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heparin; Spinal hematoma; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL HEMATOMA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMATOMA; HEPARIN; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34447637965     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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