Thromboprophylaxis for gynecologic surgery: why are we stuck in 1975?

Editorial

Daniel L Clarke-Pearson. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov.

. 2011 Nov;118(5):973-975.

doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318234cc7b.

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Quality of perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery.
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Rahn DD, Mamik MM, Sanses TVD, Matteson KA, Aschkenazi SO, Washington BB, Steinberg AC, Harvie HS, Lukban JC, Uhlig K, Balk EM, Sung VW; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group. Rahn DD, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;118(5):1111-1125. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318232a394. Obstet Gynecol. 2011. PMID: 22015880

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