Pharmacologic Prophylaxis, Postoperative INR, and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism after Hepatectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-303

  Nathan, Hari ^a   Weiss, Matthew J ^b   Soff, Gerald A ^a   Stempel, Michelle ^a   DeMatteo, Ronald P ^a   Allen, Peter J ^a   Kingham, T Peter ^a   Fong, Yuman ^a   Jarnagin, William R ^a   D'Angelica, Michael I ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Hepatectomy; Liver resection; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84893334146     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2383-2     Document Type: Article

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