Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms in adult patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors

Neurological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 206-211

  Chaichana, Kaisorn L ^a   Pendleton, Courtney ^a   Jackson, Christopher ^a   Martinez Gutierrez, Juan Carlos ^a   Diaz Stransky, Andrea ^a   Aguayo, Javier ^a   Olivi, Alessandro ^a   Weingart, Jon ^a   Gallia, Gary ^a   Lim, Michael ^a   Brem, Henry ^a   Quinones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Deep vein thrombosis; Glioma; Heparin; Pulmonary embolism; Venothromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84874640473     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000126     Document Type: Article

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