Safety and efficacy of early pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 503-511

  Jamjoom, Aimun A B ^a   Jamjoom, Abdulhakim B ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; early treatment; prophylaxis; TBI; VTE

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN;

DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84876919399     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2584     Document Type: Review

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