Below-knee deep vein thrombosis: An opportunity to prevent pulmonary embolism?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 459-463

  Olson, Erik J ^a   Zander, Ashley L ^a   Van Gent, Jan Michael ^a   Shackford, Steven R ^a   Badiee, Jayraan ^a   Sise, C Beth ^a   Sise, Michael J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

above knee deep vein thrombosis; below knee deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; therapeutic anticoagulation; thromboembolic prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ABOVE KNEE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND; VENA CAVA FILTER;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84907376217     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000305     Document Type: Article

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