New perspectives and recommendations for anticoagulant therapy post orthopedic surgery

Anticoagulant therapy is essential for the prevention of risks associated with the formation of thrombus in patients after surgery, especially in orthopedics. Recently, new oral anticoagulants were introduced in the therapeutic arsenal. This fact is important, because the current drug of choice in c...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Kropf, Cleidson Alves Bergami, Felipe Dias Leal, Claudia Oliveira Dias Passos, Zilda de Santana Gonsalves, Isabela Laudares Marques, Isabela Azevedo Mota, Marcele Lima Monte Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000400002