Risk of late bleeding following hemorrhoidal banding in patients on antithrombotic prophylaxis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 994-999

  Nelson, R Scott ^a   Ewing, B Mark ^b   Ternent, Charles ^c   Shashidharan, Maniamparampil ^c   Blatchford, Garnet J ^c   Thorson, Alan G ^c  

^a Department of General Surgery   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Antiplatelet therapy; Banding; Bleeding; Hemorrhoids

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RUBBER; WARFARIN;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEART INFARCTION; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOID LIGATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SURGEON; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE RETENTION;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57449109711     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.036     Document Type: Article

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