Protocol for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in varicose vein surgery of the lower limbs

ABSTRACT Pulmonary embolism is the most feared complication of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the third leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the world, after acute myocardial infarction and stroke. The risk of VTE is virtually universal in hospitalized patients, especially those with reduc...

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Main Authors: MARCOS ARÊAS MARQUES, STÊNIO KARLOS ALVIM FIORELLI, BERNARDO CUNHA SENRA BARROS, ALCIDES JOSÉ ARAÚJO RIBEIRO, ARNO VON RISTOW, ROSSANO KEPLER ALVIM FIORELLI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2022-08-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912022000101300&lng=en&tlng=en