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Thromboprophylaxis With Apixaban in Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery: Meta-Analysis and Trial-Sequential Analysis

BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal complication of orthopedic surgery, and until recently, few antithrombotic compounds were available for postoperative thromboprophylaxis. The introduction of the non–vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants (NOAC), including apixaban,...

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Autores principales: Caldeira, Daniel, Rodrigues, Filipe B, Pinto, Fausto J, Ferreira, Joaquim J, Costa, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28579855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179545X17704660