Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Total Prostatectomy: Is Pharmacologic Therapy Required?

European Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-23

  Soloway, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; TETRACAINE;

COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROTECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICES; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 36448965593     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.07.017     Document Type: Editorial

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