Enoxaparin-induced retroperitoneal haematoma in patients with renal insufficiency

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 140, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 122-123

  Fernández Ruiz, Mario ^a   Guerra Vales, Juan Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATININE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RECOMBINANT ACTIVATED FACTOR 7; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 77249172654     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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