Early thrombus removal strategies for acute deep venous thrombosis: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1449-1462

  Meissner, Mark H ^a   Gloviczki, Peter ^b   Comerota, Anthony J ^c   Dalsing, Michael C ^d   Eklof, Bo G ^e   Gillespie, David L ^f   Lohr, Joann M ^g   McLafferty, Robert B ^h   Murad, M Hassan ^b   Padberg, Frank ⁱ   Pappas, Peter ^j   Raffetto, Joseph D ^k   Wakefield, Thomas W ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c JOBST VASCULAR CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^g Lohr Surgical Specialists   (United States)

^h SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

^j BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^k VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACOMECHANICAL THROMBOLYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84860360984     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.081     Document Type: Article

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