Low molecular weight heparin improves healing of chronic venous ulcers especially in the elderly

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 150-153

  Serra, Raffaele ^a   Buffone, Gianluca ^a   Molinari, Vincenzo ^a   Montemurro, Rossella ^a   Perri, Paolo ^a   Stillitano, Domenico M ^a   Amato, Bruno ^a,b   de Franciscis, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Chronic venous leg ulcers; Elderly; Low molecular weight heparin; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

NADROPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULCER HEALING; AGE; COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NADROPARIN; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84875151649     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12071     Document Type: Article

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