The Use of Spiral Computed Tomography Scans for the Detection of Pulmonary Embolism

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 23, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 31-35

  Kim, Han Jo ^a   Walcott Sapp, Sarah ^a   Leggett, Kristi ^a   Bass, Anne ^a   Adler, Ronald S ^a   Pavlov, Helene ^a   Westrich, Geoffrey H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; spiral CT scan; thromboembolic disease; total hip arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ESTROGEN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK FACTOR; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 49549096470     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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