Balancing the risks and benefits of thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing podiatric surgery

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 888-890

  Lim, Wendy ^a,b,c   Wu, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a McMaster University ^*

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BLEEDING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; FOOT SURGERY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBESITY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; FOOT; NOTE; PODIATRY;

FOOT; PODIATRY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 64749100083     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2799     Document Type: Editorial

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