The safety of co-administered continuous epidural analgesia and low-molecular-weight heparin after major orthopedic surgery: Assessment of a standardized patient management protocol

James Douketis; Jenny Wang; Karl Cuddy; Meghan Wagler; Krystyna Kinnon; Mark Crowther

doi:10.1160/TH06-06-0303

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(03): 387-389
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-06-0303

Letter to the Editor

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The safety of co-administered continuous epidural analgesia and low-molecular-weight heparin after major orthopedic surgery: Assessment of a standardized patient management protocol

Authors

James Douketis

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jenny Wang

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Karl Cuddy

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Meghan Wagler

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Krystyna Kinnon

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Mark Crowther

¹Department of Medicine, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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