The incidence of deep vein thrombosis detected by routine surveillance ultrasound in neurosurgery patients receiving dual modality prophylaxis

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-214

  Henwood, Patricia C ^a   Kennedy, Thomas M ^b   Thomson, Lynda ^b   Galanis, Taki ^b   Tzanis, George L ^c   Merli, Geno J ^b   Kraft, Walter K ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Neurosurgery; Prophylaxis; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG THROMBOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

EID: 85027954634     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-011-0583-8     Document Type: Article

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