Journal article
Pre-operative Plasma Levels of Thrombin-Antithrombin III Complexes Correlate with the Development of Venous Thrombosis after Major Hip or Knee Surgery
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether levels of thrombin-antithrombin III (TAT) in plasma, taken two weeks pre-operatively, predict the development of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing major hip or knee surgery.
DESIGN: Prospective cohort.
Authors
Ginsberg JS; Brill-Edwards P; Panju A; Patel A; McGinnis J; Smith F; Dale I; Johnston M; Ofosu F
Journal
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol. 74, No. 02, pp. 602–605
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
1995
DOI
10.1055/s-0038-1649782
ISSN
0340-6245