Incidence and predictors of bleeding or thrombosis after polypectomy in patients receiving and not receiving anticoagulation therapy

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1982-1989

  Witt, D M ^a   Delate, T ^a,b   Mccool, K H ^a,b   Dowd, M B ^a,b   Clark, N P ^a,b   Crowther, M A ^c   Garcia, D A ^d   Ageno, W ^e   Dentali, F ^e   Hylek, E M ^f   Rector, W G ^g  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Bleeding; Colonoscopy; Polypectomy; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 77449099154     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03598.x     Document Type: Article

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