Thrombophlebitis of the great saphenous vein - Recommendations for treatment

Phlebology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Hill, S L ^a,b   Hancock, D H ^a   Webb, T L ^a  

^a CARILION CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Saphenous vein; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BED REST; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FEMORAL VEIN; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCINTIPHLEBOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VEIN SURGERY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 41949136002     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2007.007023     Document Type: Article

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