Enoxaparin 40 mg per Day Is Inadequate for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Thoracic Surgical Procedure
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Address: 1Dipartimento di Scienze Anestesiologiche, Chirurgiche e dell'Emergenze, Seconda Università di Napoli, Sezione di Flebologia e Studio della Riparazione Tissutale, Italy, 2Divisione di Neurochirurgia, Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy and 3Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialistica – U.O. di Chirurgia Geriatrica, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy * Corresponding ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0003-4975
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.085