Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Surgery

Amir K. Jaffer; Daniel J. Brotman

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2008.08.001

Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism After Surgery

Amir K. Jaffer, Daniel J. Brotman

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death after myocardial infarction and stroke in the United States. Recommendations regarding the type and duration of prophylaxis for the various conditions are summarized herein.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	625-639
Number of pages	15
Journal	Clinics in geriatric medicine
Volume	24
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2008.08.001
State	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

Prevention
Surgery
Venous thromboembolism

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Geriatrics and Gerontology

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