Management of deep vein thrombosis and prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7830, 2011, Pages

  Strijkers, R H W ^a   Ten Cate Hoek, A J ^a   Bukkems, S F F W ^b   Wittens, C H A ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; D DIMER; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CATHETER DIRECTED THROMBOLYSIS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MOBILIZATION; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULCER; VEIN OCCLUSION; WELLS SCORE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MECHANICAL THROMBOLYSIS; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84859007829     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5916     Document Type: Review

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