The sunnybrook experience: review of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in otolaryngology

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 547-551

  Lee, John ^a,c   Alexander, Ashlin ^a   Higgins, Kevin ^b   Geerts, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Apt 1410 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TACHYCARDIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 64549146251     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0103     Document Type: Article

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