Venous thromboprophylaxis duration and adherence to international guidelines in patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery: Results of the international, longitudinal, observational DEIMOS registry

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Arcelus, Juan I ^a   Felicissimo, Paulo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL FERNANDO FONSECA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ACCP guidelines; orthopaedic surgery; prophylaxis; total hip replacement; total knee replacement; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DABIGATRAN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RIVAROXABAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBOLYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84878872181     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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