QS5: Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis May Not Be Necessary For DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
Purpose: Based on the 2005 Caprini Risk Assessment Model (RAM) for venous thromboembolism (VTE), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) established prevention guidelines in 2011 recommending one week of postoperative chemoprophylaxis for patients scoring between 3 and 6 and extended anticoa...
Main Authors: | Hao Huang, BS, Jaime Bernstein, MD, MS, David Otterburn, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2021-07-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0000770176.67179.3b |
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