Death and venous thromboembolism after lower extremity amputation

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2680-2684

  Struijk Mulder, M C ^a   Van Wijhe, W ^a   Sze, Y K ^a   Knollema, S ^a   Verheyen, C C ^a   Buller H R ^b   Fritschy, W M ^a   Ettema, H B ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lower extremity amputation; Mortality; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

NADROPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCINTIGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 78650027921     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04067.x     Document Type: Article

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