OPTIMAL DURATION FOR PROPHYLAXIS OF DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS - THE NEW FOCUS

Authors
TOULEMONDE F KHER A
Citation
F. Toulemonde et A. Kher, OPTIMAL DURATION FOR PROPHYLAXIS OF DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS - THE NEW FOCUS, Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis, 2(4), 1996, pp. 285-288
Citations number
69
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis → ACNP
ISSN journal
10760296
Volume
2
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
285 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
1076-0296(1996)2:4<285:ODFPOD>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
It is usual to stop prophylaxis of most surgical patients at hospital discharge. However, there is increasing evidence that some patients ar e at risk of thromboembolism after treatment is stopped. Some evidence and several proposals from the literature are presented, but to date, the situation remains unclear.