Dental management of patients using antithrombotic drugs: critical appraisal of existing guidelines

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 616-624

  van Diermen, Denise E ^a   Aartman, Irene H A ^a   Baart, Jacques A ^b   Hoogstraten, Johan ^a   van der Waal, Isaäc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 65449136387     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.01.038     Document Type: Article

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