Pharmacologic Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolic Complications Is Not Mandatory for All Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Procedures

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 917-921

  Clements, Ronald H ^a   Yellumahanthi, Kishore ^a   Ballem, Naveen ^a   Wesley, Mary ^a   Bland, Kirby I ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY MASS; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949114638     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.034     Document Type: Article

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