Safety and efficacy of early thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis after intracranial hemorrhage from traumatic brain injury: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1576-1582

  Farooqui, Ali ^a   Hiser, Bradley ^b   Barnes, Stephen L ^a   Litofsky, N Scott ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b Saint Lukes Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprophylaxis; Deep venous thrombosis; Heparin; Lovenox; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84889252580     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.8.JNS13424     Document Type: Article

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