Thromboprophylactic management in the neurosurgical patient with high risk for both thrombosis and intracranial bleeding

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 558-563

  Niemi, Tomi ^a   Armstrong, Elina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY STENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

CRANIOTOMY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77956473846     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32833e1589     Document Type: Review

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