Delayed surgery for patients with femur and hip fractures-risk of deep venous thrombosis

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages E113-E116

  Smith, Eric B ^a   Parvizi, Javad ^a   Purtill, James J ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Delayed surgical treatment; Hip and femur fracture

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FEMUR SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FILTER; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KNEE FRACTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THERAPY DELAY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79958840753     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31821b8768     Document Type: Article

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