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PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

The relevance of prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism and its complications in orthopedic surgery is increasingly significant. This review discusses the pathophysiology of thrombus formation in general and orthopedic surgery, its incidence, predisposing factors and complications. It also presents a...

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Autores principales: Leme, Luiz Eugênio Garcez, Sguizzatto, Guilherme Turolla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27047885
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30023-9
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spelling pubmed-47994802016-04-04 PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Leme, Luiz Eugênio Garcez Sguizzatto, Guilherme Turolla Rev Bras Ortop Updating Article The relevance of prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism and its complications in orthopedic surgery is increasingly significant. This review discusses the pathophysiology of thrombus formation in general and orthopedic surgery, its incidence, predisposing factors and complications. It also presents an updated presentation and critique of prophylaxis currently available in our environment. Elsevier 2015-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4799480/ /pubmed/27047885 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2255-4971(15)30023-9 Text en © 2012 Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_full PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
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title_short PROPHYLAXIS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
title_sort prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in orthopaedic surgery
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