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Upper extremity thromboses in medical-surgical critically ill patients

Authors: N Zytaruk, F Lamontagne, L McIntyre, P Dodek, N Vlahakis, B Lewis, D Schiff, A Moody, M Ostermann, S Padayachee, D Heels-Ansdell, S Vallance, A Davies, JD Cooper, DJ Cook

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Venous thrombosis of the upper extremity is a recognized complication of critical illness. The objective of this study was to describe the incidence and characteristics of upper-extremity thromboses in patients who were enrolled in an international trial that compared UFH versus LMWH as prophylaxis for VTE (NCT00182143). …

Title: Upper extremity thromboses in medical-surgical critically ill patients
Authors: N Zytaruk
F Lamontagne
L McIntyre
P Dodek
N Vlahakis
B Lewis
D Schiff
A Moody
M Ostermann
S Padayachee
D Heels-Ansdell
S Vallance
A Davies
JD Cooper
DJ Cook
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9442

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