Analysis of venous thromboembolic events after saphenous ablation

Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-32

  Benarroch Gampel, Jaime ^a   Sheffield, Kristin M ^a   Boyd, Casey A ^a   Riall, Taylor S ^a   Killewich, Lois A ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCAVENOUS LASER ABLATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LEG ULCER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; VARICOSIS;

EID: 84878073960     PISSN: 2213333X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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