Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower-leg immobilization

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Testroote, Mark ^a   Stigter, Willem A H ^b   Janssen, Loes ^b   Janzing, Heinrich M J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG FRACTURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; LEG INJURIES; META ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG INJURIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84907002505     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006681.pub3     Document Type: Review

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