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Is DVT prophylaxis necessary after oncology lower limb surgery? A pilot study

BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been independently associated with both malignant diseases and orthopaedic surgery. Therefore, orthopaedic oncology patients may be at a high risk for thromboembolic events. However, less emphasis is given to this group of patients compared to the patients...

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Autores principales: Singh, Vivek Ajit, Yong, Lim Ming, Vijayananthan, Anushya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4929109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27386387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-2441-9