Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in brain tumor patients undergoing craniotomy: a meta-analysis

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 561-570

  Alshehri, Nasser ^a   Cote, David J ^b   Hulou, M Maher ^b   Alghamdi, Ahmad ^a   Alshahrani, Ali ^a   Mekary, Rania A ^a   Smith, Timothy R ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Craniotomy; Heparin; Meta analysis; Neurosurgery; Prophylaxis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84984893007     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-016-2259-x     Document Type: Article

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