Comparison of two low-molecular-weight heparin dosing regimens for patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2392-2395

  Simone, Erin P ^a   Madan, Atul K ^b   Tichansky, David S ^c   Kuhl, David A ^a   Lee, Marilyn D ^a  

^a Regional Medical Center Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti Xa; Bariatric surgery; Enoxaparin; Minimally invasive surgery; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 54049117972     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9997-6     Document Type: Article

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