Postoperative low-molecular-weight heparin bridging is associated with an increase in wound hematoma following surgery for pacemakers and implantable defibrillators

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-382

  Robinson, Marlene ^a   Healey, Jeff S ^a   Eikelboom, John ^a   Schulman, Sam ^a   Morillo, Carlos A ^a   Nair, Girish M ^a   Baranchuk, Adrian ^a   Ribas, Sebastian ^a   Evans, Geoff ^a   Connolly, Stuart J ^a   Turpie, Alexander G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Defibrillator; Pacing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PACEMAKER; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROGNOSIS; WOUND HEMORRHAGE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 61449162237     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02247.x     Document Type: Article

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