Postoperative Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and Low-Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Type and Dosage

Thromb Haemost 1993; 69(04): 402-403
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651622

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Authors

Jacques Wicky

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Frédéric Couson

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Patrick Ambrosetti

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Dominique Didier

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Adrien Rohner

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland
Henri Bounameaux

The Departments of Medicine, Radiology and Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

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2 Nurmohamed MT, Rosendaal FR, Büller HR, Dekker E, Hommes DW, Vandenbroucke JP, Briët E. Low-molecular-weight heparin versus standard heparin in general and orthopedic surgery: a meta-analysis. Lancet 1992; 340: 152-156