Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Surgery for Malignancy
Background: In surgical patients with known malignancy, the odds ratio for an episode of a venous thromboembolism is approximately 6.5 compared to a group of patients without malignancy undergoing the same procedure [Heit et al.: Arch Intern Med 2000;160:809–815]. Case Report: We present a case of a...
Main Authors: | A. Perre, M. Markman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-02-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/324584 |
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