Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 40-45 , April 2006

Prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients: why and how?

  • John Thenganatt, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and the Thromboembolism Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • William Geerts, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and the Thromboembolism Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, and the Thromboembolism Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: William Geerts, MD, Room D674, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4N 3M5

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PII: S1084-208X(06)00021-8

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.04.003

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 40-45 , April 2006

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