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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Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici
2019-12-01
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Series: | Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal |
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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/ |