Journal article
Enoxaparin plus Compression Stockings Compared with Compression Stockings Alone in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Elective Neurosurgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Compression stockings are recommended for prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing neurosurgery, but anticoagulant agents have not gained wide acceptance because of concern about intracranial bleeding.
METHODS: In a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial, we assessed the efficacy and safety of enoxaparin in conjunction with the use of compression stockings in the prevention of venous thromboembolism in …
Authors
Agnelli G; Piovella F; Buoncristiani P; Severi P; Pini M; D'Angelo A; Beltrametti C; Damiani M; Andrioli GC; Pugliese R
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 339, No. 2, pp. 80–85
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
July 9, 1998
DOI
10.1056/nejm199807093390204
ISSN
0028-4793