Venous thromboembolism in elective operations: balancing the choices.

Qadan, Motaz; Tyson, Margaret; McCafferty, Michael H; Hohmann, Sam F; Polk, Hiram C

Qadan, Motaz; Tyson, Margaret; McCafferty, Michael H; Hohmann, Sam F; Polk, Hiram C.

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Qadan M; Price Institute of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.

Surgery ; 144(4): 654-60, discussion 660-1, 2008 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18847651

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Cause of Death; Elective Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Hospital Mortality/trends; Pulmonary Embolism/epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis/epidemiology; Elective Surgical Procedures/methods; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Male; Postoperative Complications/diagnosis; Postoperative Complications/mortality; Primary Prevention/methods; Pulmonary Embolism/etiology; Pulmonary Embolism/prevention & control; Registries; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Surgical Procedures, Operative/adverse effects; Surgical Procedures, Operative/methods; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States/epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis/etiology; Venous Thrombosis/prevention & control

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pulmonary Embolism / Cause of Death / Hospital Mortality / Elective Surgical Procedures / Venous Thrombosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Evaluation_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: Surgery Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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