Ongoing efforts to reduce perioperative morbidity of radical cystectomy: towards widespread adoption of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis

Affiliations

¹ Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Editorial

Vignesh T Packiam et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;7(Suppl 1):S81-S82.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.02.01.

¹ Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Radical Cystectomy: A Call for Adherence to Current Guidelines.
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