Thromboprophylaxis in Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: Efficacy and Patient Compliance of a Dual Modality
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Thromboprophylaxis in radical retropubic prostatectomy: efficacy and patient compliance of a dual modality.
OBJECTIVES The risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in urologic patients undergoing major surgery without thromboprophylaxis is high (up to 40%). The aims were to study the acceptability rate of and overall patient satisfaction with an automatic sequential leg compression system and the short-term effectiveness of a combined VTE prevention modality. METHODS One-hundred and eighty-f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Urologia Internationalis
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1423-0399,0042-1138
DOI: 10.1159/000224861