The erika trial: Still limited evidence on the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis after knee arthroscopy

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1001-

  Nemeth, Banne ^a   van Adrichem, Raymond A ^a   Cannegieter, Suzanne C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVAROXABAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; LETTER; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT SAFETY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS; ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE;

ARTHROSCOPY; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT;

EID: 84994608100     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH16-05-0396     Document Type: Letter

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