Concepedia

Weight-based enoxaparin dosing for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the obese trauma patient

Annika Bickford, Sarah Majercik, Joseph Bledsoe, Katie Smith, Rob Johnston, Justin B. Dickerson, Tom White

The American Journal of Surgery · 2013 · 91 citations · 24 references

Concepts

MedicinePharmacotherapySurgeryTrauma CareAntithrombotic TherapyDeep Vein ThrombosisThromboembolism PreventionThrombosisThrombosis PreventionVenous ThromboembolismDose Adjustment By Body WeightObesity Dosing OptimizationObesity-associated ThrombosisPerioperative Venous Thromboembolism ProphylaxisPostoperative ThromboprophylaxisThromboprophylaxis In Medical InpatientsThromboprophylaxis In Trauma Patients

References

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Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease

Clive Kearon, Elie A. Akl, Anthony J. Comerota et al. · CHEST Journal · 2012 · 6.1K citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Pharmacotherapy +12

A Prospective Study of Venous Thromboembolism after Major Trauma

William Geerts, Karen I. Code, Erluo Chen · New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Surgery +17

A Prospective Study of Venous Thromboembolism After Major Trauma

Peggy Hollingsworth-Fridlund, W. Geerts, Karen I. Code et al. · Journal of Trauma Nursing · 1997 · 1.1K citations

Medicine, Hematology, Surgery +17

A Comparison of Low-Dose Heparin with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin as Prophylaxis against Venous Thromboembolism after Major Trauma

William Geerts, Richard M. Jay, Karen I. Code et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 811 citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Pharmacotherapy +14

Obesity as a risk factor in venous thromboembolism

Paul D. Stein, Afzal Beemath, Ronald E. Olson · The American Journal of Medicine · 2005 · 595 citations · Full text

Medicine, Nutrition, Hemostasis +12