Replacement of unfractionated heparin by low-molecular-weight heparin for postorthopedic surgery antithrombotic prophylaxis lowers the overall risk of symptomatic thrombosis because of a lower frequency of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Blood. 2005 Oct 15;106(8):2921-2. doi: 10.1182/blood-2005-05-1824.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Orthopedics
  • Risk Factors
  • Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
  • Thrombocytopenia / complications
  • Thrombocytopenia / prevention & control*
  • Thrombosis / complications
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control*
  • Thrombosis / surgery*

Substances

  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight