Practice patterns in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: A survey of 606 reconstructive breast surgeons

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 732-737

  Pannucci, Christopher J ^a   Oppenheimer, Adam J ^a   Wilkins, Edwin G ^a  

^a Section of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Aautogenous breast reconstruction; Breast reconstruction; Deep inferior epigastric perforator; Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous; Venous thromboembolic disease; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77952882849     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181ba57a0     Document Type: Review

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