Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with immobilization of the lower extremities: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1093-1098

  Ettema, H B ^a   Kollen, B J ^a   Verheyen, Cees C P M ^a   Buller H R ^b  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Immobilisation; Meta analysis; Orthosis; Plaster; Prevention; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

CERTOPARIN; DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PLACEBO; REVIPARIN; TINZAPARIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESPONSE; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG FRACTURE; LEG THROMBOSIS; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENDON RUPTURE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LOWER EXTREMITY; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 45549097498     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02984.x     Document Type: Article

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