Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis

Description

Written by a team of world-leading experts in the field, who have published extensively For primary care physicians, haematologists, surgeons and other healthcare professionals with an interest in thromboprophylaxis Discusses both medical and surgical thromboprophylaxis and includes all relevant guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy Thoroughly revised and updated new edition This second edition of the Handbook of Thromboprophylaxis expands upon the role of anticoagulants in clinical practice. In addition, it summarises key papers in the field and provides evidence-based guidelines for the use of anticoagulants in routine day-to-day practice. Front Matter....Pages N1-viii Introduction....Pages 1-3 Thromboprophylaxis in medical patients....Pages 5-13 Pharmacoeconomics of medical thromboprophylaxis....Pages 15-18 Introduction to thromboprophylaxis in surgical patients....Pages 19-22 Thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery....Pages 23-33 Thromboprophylaxis in cancer surgery....Pages 35-40 Thromboprophylaxis in other types of surgery....Pages 41-51 Thromboprophylaxis in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy....Pages 53-58 The pharmacoeconomics of surgical thromboprophylaxis....Pages 59-63 Thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy....Pages 65-74 Back Matter....Pages 75-78