Title: Overview of Current Practice and Future Trends in Thromboprophylaxis for General Surgery
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Author(s): C. Hee, A. Singh, F. Tudor, K. Akinola and A. T. Cohen
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Keywords:
deep vein thrombosis, unfractionated heparin, lowmolecular-weight heparins, elastic stockings (es), pneumatic compression, oral thrombin inhibitors
Abstract: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) poses a threat in patients undergoing major operations especially, abdominal surgery. Hence, it is a well established, to use thromboprophylaxis for these patients. We provide an overview of the current practices and the future advancement of DVT prophylaxis.
