Differences of venous thromboembolic risks in vascular general and trauma surgery patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 727-733

  Mommertz, G ^a   Sigala, F ^a   Glowka, T R ^b   Sigalas, P ^c   Langer, S ^a   Koeppel, T ^a   Michels, A ^a   Jacobs, M J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^c HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heparin, low molecular weight; Prophylaxis; Risk assessment; Thromboembolism, prevention and control; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAUMATOLOGY; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 37249030978     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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