Perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with craniotomy for brain tumours: A systematic review

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 293-303

  Salmaggi, Andrea ^a,b   Simonetti, Giorgia ^a   Trevisan, Elisa ^c   Beecher, Deirdre ^a   Carapella, Carmine Maria ^d   Dimeco, Francesco ^a,e   Conti, Laura ^d   Pace, Andrea ^d   Filippini, Graziella ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Graduated compression stockings; Intermittent pneumatic compression; LMWH; Thromboprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PATIENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CRANIOTOMY; EMBASE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; MEDLINE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84879070482     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1115-5     Document Type: Article

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