Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism: Guidelines translated for the clinician

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-132

  Stashenko, Gregg ^a   Lopes, Renato D ^a   Garcia, David ^b   Alexander, John H ^a   Tapson, Victor F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Guidelines; Prophylaxis; Surgery; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; DABIGATRAN; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; RIVAROXABAN;

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BURN; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78651521255     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-010-0522-0     Document Type: Article

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