Safety of arthrocentesis and joint injection in patients receiving anticoagulation at therapeutic levels

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Ahmed, Imdad ^a,b   Gertner, Elie ^a,b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Arthrocentesis; Bleeding; Joint injection

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PARACENTESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WARFARIN;

EID: 84857229998     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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