EFFICACY OF EARLY LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARIN PROPHYLAXIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AFTER DEGENERATIVE SPINAL SURGERY: A BRIEF RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW.

EFFICACY OF EARLY LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT HEPARIN PROPHYLAXIS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AFTER DEGENERATIVE SPINAL SURGERY: A BRIEF RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW.

Many orthopaedic surgical procedures are potentially affected by deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE). DVT and PE are a clinical expression of the same pathological process called venous thromboembolism (VTE). Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is approved/ recognized to be a p...

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Main Author: Gianfilippo Caggiari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2019-12-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
spinal surgery
venous thromboembolism
thoracolumbar kypho-scoliosis
spinal stenosis
Online Access:http://www.embj.org/embj/efficacy-of-early-low-molecular-weight-heparin-prophylaxis-in-elderly-patients-after-degenerative-spinal-surgery-a-brief-retrospective-review/

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http://www.embj.org/embj/efficacy-of-early-low-molecular-weight-heparin-prophylaxis-in-elderly-patients-after-degenerative-spinal-surgery-a-brief-retrospective-review/

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