Safety of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin in brain surgery. Prospective study on 746 patients

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Chibbaro, Salvatore ^a   Tacconi, Leonello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Hemorrhage; Low weight molecular heparin; Neurosurgical intracranial procedure; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; TINZAPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMATIC TOOL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 47149103158     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.06.081     Document Type: Article

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