Current guidelines do not sufficiently discriminate venous thromboembolism risk in urology

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5702556	Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

This study reports procedure-specific venous thromboembolism risk adjusting for known risk factors. These data demonstrate that procedure-specific thromboprophylaxis guidelines are needed in urology.

Keywords

Pulmonary embolism Urology Venous thromboembolism Deep venous thrombosis Prophylaxis

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Current guidelines do not sufficiently discriminate venous thromboembolism risk in urology

Authors

Kristen M.D., Rodney H. M.D., F.R.C.S.C., Ranjeeta Ph.D., Sonya M.Sc., Ilias M.D., F.R.C.S.C., Christopher M.D., F.R.C.S.C., Marc M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Luke T. M.D., F.R.C.S.C.,