Incidence of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery

JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-27

  Garritano, Frank G ^a   Lehman, Erik B ^a   Andrews, Genevieve A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAPLASTIC THYROID CANCER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; NECK DISSECTION; OPERATING ROOM; PAROTIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; THYROIDECTOMY; TONSILLECTOMY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84873453867     PISSN: 21686181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.1049     Document Type: Review

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