Thromboembolic prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with blunt solid abdominal organ injuries undergoing nonoperative management: Current practice and outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Eberle, Barbara M ^a   Schnüriger, Beat ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Cestero, Ramon ^a   Kobayashi, Leslie ^a   Barmparas, Galinos ^a   Oliver, Matthew ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal solid organ injuries; Blunt; Failure nonoperative management; Low molecular weight heparin

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; KIDNEY INJURY; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 78751628923     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182032f45     Document Type: Article

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