Postoperative incidence of deep vein thrombosis after major lower extremity amputation

International Angiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-493

  Vieira Bandeira, F C ^a,d   Brandao Pitta G B ^b   Araujo Castro A ^b   Miranda Jr , F ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Department of Surgery Universidade Federal de São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amputation; Ultrasonography, Doppler, color; Venous thrombosis, prevention and control

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; AMPUTATION; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREMEDICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREMEDICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 60549105182     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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